Why are there so many British people, especially women, on the University of New Mexico team? Does the coach have some sort of connection to Britain? There are also a few people from Sweden and Denmark but the UK is definitely overrepresented. Why is this? Are there any other schools that get a lot of Brits too?
Because Joe's job is to win & talented domestic kids who can win are not going to Albuquerque. Sure there will be the occasional transfer & 20 year old high schooler now that the success is drawing others...but they're still never going to consistently get the cream of the crop in this country because of their school & location. And I compete against them & know they pull some eligibility funny business that is going to catch up to them...but I still respect what Joe & his crew does. Oh, and yes, there is clearly a connection/pipeline. Brits clearly trust that staff to get the best out of them.
What is the connection pipeline? It's interesting when some schools have runners from predominantly one country.
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I remember Tulsa as being another school that inexplicably got a lot of British kids. There are also schools like UTEP where the team is like 100% Kenyan year in and year out, but at least there they have a Kenyan coach so it makes more sense.
Holland is not a Scandinavian country. I thought we covered this already.
And where in my post did I say that Holland was a Scandinavian country?
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Holland is not a Scandinavian country. I thought we covered this already.
In fact, it's not a country at all.
I suspect this person thought that Denmark = Holland. LOL!
Alice Wright is cute.
You're assuming the connection is in the states, but it may well be in Britain. Despite being a large country it's a close-knit running community. When second-tier runners are thinking of competing in the states they ask around, learn where others from Britain have gone, and can contact the coach.
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