Who is coaching at UCLA?

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6 years ago 11/19/2017 4:42pm EST

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Avery Anderson from CSUN replaces Mike Maynard as Director of T&F/XC. Fine. John Frazier stays on as throws coach.

But who are these other assistants?

Apparently there is a Men's XC coach- Devin Elizondo from UC Davis, and Jennifer DeRego from Heritage High School in Brentwood? Not one but TWO salaried assistants coaching XC, including one with minimal collegiate coaching experience.

Then we have Curtis Allen from College of the Sequoias coaching sprints, and Danny Williams-the conditioning coach and recruiting coordinator from Cal Poly coaching hurdles and jumps?

Were these really the most qualified people in the room in the interview rounds? What is going on here?

6 years ago 11/19/2017 6:23pm EST

re: whomst

Devin Elizondo and Jennifer DeRego were both pretty good but not great high school and college distance runners who have made careers of coaching. I remember Devin from his San Diego high school running and he was a nice kid with a strong commitment to running. They both are relatively young but successful distance coaches who, hopefully, can build on UCLA's running tradition.

6 years ago 11/19/2017 8:43pm EST

re: whomst

whomst wrote:
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Avery Anderson from CSUN replaces Mike Maynard as Director of T&F/XC. Fine. John Frazier stays on as throws coach.
But who are these other assistants?
Apparently there is a Men's XC coach- Devin Elizondo from UC Davis, and Jennifer DeRego from Heritage High School in Brentwood? Not one but TWO salaried assistants coaching XC, including one with minimal collegiate coaching experience.
Then we have Curtis Allen from College of the Sequoias coaching sprints, and Danny Williams-the conditioning coach and recruiting coordinator from Cal Poly coaching hurdles and jumps?
Were these really the most qualified people in the room in the interview rounds? What is going on here?

College of the Sequoias has had a really strong sprint program for at least the past two years (I only started noticing them a couple of years ago so maybe longer.)

6 years ago 11/19/2017 11:02pm EST

re: Fast Trees

Maybe I'm gettin alarmed unnecessarily.

Still. Seems strange that more heavy hitters are not going for these jobs.

That being said, you couldn't pay me enough money to coach at UCLA. Wayyyy too many outdated demands for complete domination from way too many annoying alums and donors who have no idea about what has changed in the past 30 years collegiate T&F and in the sport in general.

The John Smith days were.... a different time.... lets just say.

6 years ago 11/20/2017 5:15am EST

re: whomst

whomst wrote:
Maybe I'm gettin alarmed unnecessarily.
Still. Seems strange that more heavy hitters are not going for these jobs.
That being said, you couldn't pay me enough money to coach at UCLA. Wayyyy too many outdated demands for complete domination from way too many annoying alums and donors who have no idea about what has changed in the past 30 years collegiate T&F and in the sport in general.
The John Smith days were.... a different time.... lets just say.

You answered your own question. The "heavy hitters" as well don't want to deal with delusional alums, they want to work with elites at the international level where the prestige and potential large paydays exist. If college track brought in the same viewership and revenue as football then you would see college track coaches pulling in million dollar salaries and then you would have your "heavy hitters" vying for those jobs. Otherwise, the good coaches are better off staying put if they are in good situations.

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