Please take 15 second survey to bring back SDSU Men's Track & Field!!!

I filled it out.

When did SDSU drop men's track? It has been women's only ever since I have been involved with the sport at the collegiate level.

It was dropped in 1992 and was an extremely successful program prior to it being pulled. Thank you so much for taking the survey! If you know anyone else who might be able to take a few seconds to fill it out, it would go a long way!

Would really love to see a men's team brought back.

SDSU has the potential to be really good...

-access to local talent

-beautiful city of San Diego

-affordable tuition

-admission standards are not too terrible

-nice facilities

No reason why they can't be a player!

didn't realize SDSU's sprint records were that strong! signed!

Thank you for signing!

Signed!

I remember looking at SDSU as a distance runner but them not having both track and xc made it impossible to take seriously. It is a great school and def has the potential to attract talent!

I was happy to fill it out, and even posted it on my FB page. Good luck with your efforts.

JT

I am an Alumni there, of course, but I've never heard what the logic was behind ending the men's program. To save money is the obvious answer, but why keep the women's program?

Did you go into the SDSU library/archive and see if they

still have bound volumes of the Aztec newspaper?

gloria wrote:

Did you go into the SDSU library/archive and see if they

still have bound volumes of the Aztec newspaper?

I live in Northern California and haven't been in the library since my last final.

Are you the great former coach Paul Greer?

By the way, whatever happened to San Diego runners

Dixon Farmer and Aaron Rudd, Hector Hernandez, lots

of fine runners.

Maybe you could email the research librarian at

SDSU and the can hook you up with a synopsis?

gloria wrote:

Are you the great former coach Paul Greer?

By the way, whatever happened to San Diego runners

Dixon Farmer and Aaron Rudd, Hector Hernandez, lots

of fine runners.

Maybe you could email the research librarian at

SDSU and the can hook you up with a synopsis?

No, I was there long before that. Bob Wheeler and then Cary Weisiger, were the coaches. The stud runners were Brian Hunsaker and Bill St John.

Can't think of SDS track and not think of.........

Steve Williams ran WR 9.1 while there

Marty Kruelee

Howard Williams

Don Shy

Wes Williams

Arnie Robinson

David Russell

Billy Konchellah

Brad McDonald

Ned Armour

Sadly, this petition will fall on deaf ears. The reason they cut the program was to comply with Title IX. If you examine the student ratio of male students to female students, you will likely find that there are slightly more female students than male students and although this is probably great for the fellas dating chances- it doesn’t bode well for many sports after football and basketball are fully stocked.

Let’s say that 55% of the SDSU students are female.... in order to be title ix compliant; 55% of their student athletes must be female as well. After women’s track and field (one of the largest and most helpful female rosters) soccer, basketball, and volleyball rosters are all added up- there are STILL more men rostered on the football and basketball teams.....so more women’s sports need to be added until that 55% number is reached.

Long story short- it ain’t happening. SDSU would have to find multiple new women’s teams in order to have the numbers swayed to the women’s side of things in order to add Men’s Track and Field/XC. This is also a matter of money as these would require a significant endowment from the board of trustees- again, ain’t gonna happen.

You bring up great points but we will have that meeting with the SDSU Athletic Director and we will come prepared with the Community Support and evidence that we can support the program initially until SDSU takes it over completely. If we do not do anything than there is no possibility; however, if we attempt to do something and fail than perhaps at least this will plant seeds for the future when the political environment changes. It's worth trying than doing nothing at all. Hope you would agree Hoosier Daddy and certainly hope you completed the 15 second survey and showed your support in the reinstatement of the Men's Track and Field Program at SDSU. Many blessings to you all.

- Paul Greer, SDSU Class of 1988

Absolutely all for and support your efforts! Get after it! I signed the petition as well.

Best of luck and please report how the meeting goes. A smart AD will give you all positive notions and then do nothing about it. Lip service with no action. Press him to commit to something and that will give you a real glimpse as to his/her intention.

Not signed.

Paul Greer wrote:

You bring up great points but we will have that meeting with the SDSU Athletic Director and we will come prepared with the Community Support and evidence that we can support the program initially until SDSU takes it over completely. If we do not do anything than there is no possibility; however, if we attempt to do something and fail than perhaps at least this will plant seeds for the future when the political environment changes. It's worth trying than doing nothing at all. Hope you would agree Hoosier Daddy and certainly hope you completed the 15 second survey and showed your support in the reinstatement of the Men's Track and Field Program at SDSU. Many blessings to you all.

- Paul Greer, SDSU Class of 1988

Support this man and his effort to bring the program back!

It's a excellent cause and this guy is one of the the nicest, if not the nicest, person ever to run a sub 4 minute mile!

If they can raise the money the program can be brought back.