Allie Ostrander

I do not know, but the better question is, has she decided where she's going to college? Last I heard it was between Stanford and Oregon.

she plays basketball? she can't be much taller than 5 feet and 100 lbs, this has to be a joke

What kind of dunks can she do?

Watch the video (on Flotrack) (well, I guess it's "premium" content)- it includes an interview with her basketball coach and teammates. It sounds like her specialty is defense- with a high fitness level and mental toughness, you can put a lot of pressure on the ball.

Yep, waste your life running backwards

damn I hope she picks Oregon she is going to be an awesome runner in College hell she already is think of the 1-2 punch of Ostrander and Sarah Baxter next year for Oregon in Cross and track. Hopefully winning National Championships is important to her and she picks Oregon. Let's face it Oregon makes it's runners a lot faster in College and Stanford makes it's runners a lot slower in College. GO DUCKS

c parker wrote:

she plays basketball? she can't be much taller than 5 feet and 100 lbs, this has to be a joke

Ever hear of Spud Webb? Muggsy Boggues? Earl Boykins?

Debbie Black? She played professionally and was only 5' 2"

Watching her at NXN I thought "Baby-Faced Destroyer"... our own little Dibaba!

Sally V wrote:

c parker wrote:

she plays basketball? she can't be much taller than 5 feet and 100 lbs, this has to be a joke

Ever hear of Spud Webb? Muggsy Boggues? Earl Boykins?

Debbie Black? She played professionally and was only 5' 2"

She's from Alaska. Pretty sure if you feel like playing on the basketball team, you can. Plus, I am sure her school encourages athletes to participate in multiple sports. Just because she is small doesn't mean she can hoop-it-up. She's a phenomenal athlete.

they call me flopro wrote:

damn I hope she picks Oregon she is going to be an awesome runner in College hell she already is think of the 1-2 punch of Ostrander and Sarah Baxter next year for Oregon in Cross and track. Hopefully winning National Championships is important to her and she picks Oregon. Let's face it Oregon makes it's runners a lot faster in College and Stanford makes it's runners a lot slower in College. GO DUCKS

Please, which athletes at Stanford have gotten a lot slower under the current coach?

Cuffe? Tonn? Jim Rosa? Joe Rosa? McGorty? Olson? Atchoo? Warton? Saunders? Weissenbach? Lefebure?

Everyone at Oregon gets faster? Waverly Neer and Lindsey Crevoiserat seem to have gotten slower since transferring.

And then there is the whole thing with, you know, getting a Stanford degree. Waverly Neer giving up a Columbia degree for an Oregon one, she better hope she is able to make a living running after that choice.

She\\\'s a perfect match for CU. Colorado is her kind of climate and terrain, plus they have the best coaches in the nation and she\\\'d thrive under Mark Wetmore. If she wants to reach her potential CU is the place for Allie IMHO.

gaglrs777 wrote:

She\'s a perfect match for CU. Colorado is her kind of climate and terrain, plus they have the best coaches in the nation and she\'d thrive under Mark Wetmore. If she wants to reach her potential CU is the place for Allie IMHO.

It's her choice of course, but that's where I'd go, and not so many distractions.

Yeah, you are right. She will never land a job with a degree from Oregon. In all seriousness, this line of thinking baffles me. If you have good people skills and major in an in-demand field, you will get a well-paying job. I went to Central Michigan University and was offered a job as an Actuary right out of school (my 4 certifications probably didn't hurt). You do not need a Stanford degree to find success. If you do, then you suck at life.

they call me flopro wrote:

damn I hope she picks Oregon she is going to be an awesome runner in College hell she already is think of the 1-2 punch of Ostrander and Sarah Baxter next year for Oregon in Cross and track. Hopefully winning National Championships is important to her and she picks Oregon. Let's face it Oregon makes it's runners a lot faster in College and Stanford makes it's runners a lot slower in College. GO DUCKS

There you go again "they call me flo pro"

Bashing Stanford and giving props to Oregon. Nothing wrong with being an Organ fan; however, there is something wrong in your zeal to undermine Stanford repeatedly and your misrepresentation of facts. In fact this year (indoors, outdoors, and cross country) many of Stanford's athletes (male and female) improved, PR'd, won championships, and muzzled the detractors except for you. Miss Ostrander could do well at Oregon, Stanford, or at any number of top programs that would have her and if she wanted to go there.

University of Arkansas.