I think the Solinsky departing opening is very interesting. The Ducks have not had issues buying super teams with foreigners so believe they will spend serious money to get a very real coach to work with Jerry and Shalane both. This coach will also need to have experience with working with pros or their Nike pro connection may die? The lazy hire would be Osterberg; the real hire would be Chris Miltenberg! Follow the bread crumbs!
Yes that’s the real salary based on 2024-2025 school salary listings. Assistant salary looks to be even worse based on research. 2024 showed assistant coach at $32,500 and head coach at $51,500.
I’m surprised their department has the men’s and women’s program separate. Figured if money tight they could combine programs and cut duplicate costs. Wonder if their administration even realizes this is an option. Saw this is their ADs first job in college athletics??? I’m sure Track & Field is just a check the box type of task for them.
Word in the SEC is a big time distance position will be opening up at the conclusion of the Outdoor season if there aren't significant points scored at the SEC Championships AND the NCAA Championships
Word in the SEC is a big time distance position will be opening up at the conclusion of the Outdoor season if there aren't significant points scored at the SEC Championships AND the NCAA Championships
And just how many "big time distance positions" are there in the SEC? All the distance positions in the SEC are not equal. The Georgia distance position isn't the same as the Arkansas distance position, and if you pay attention, you know that.
This could be alot of SEC jobs now that they are putting 45 scholarships in to track and alot more than previous in to distance.
Missouri - They have dumped money in to distance, gotten better but still not overly impressive Arkansas women - Since Harter retired they have been really bad. Tennessee men and women- They put more money in to distance after Carlson left and they got worse. Have a really good roster on mens side but performance has been bad. Texas A&M men- if they are putting more money in they will expect to be better Texas men and women - just awful - Heard they are getting a few Kenyans next fall Vanderbilt women- non competitive Alabama women- They have been good until this fall. They have alot of money in it so high expectations. Ole Miss men and Women- They have the most money in distance in the conference outside of the new funding at Tennessee. The amount of scholarship in distance does not align with performance. Vanhoy is missed daily here. Oklahoma women- They have a mostly kenyan roster signaling they have alot of scholarship in it and they are just flat out poorly coached with little performance.
The rest of the conference is probably doing about what is expected based on scholarships provided.
This job posting is for IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI). The previous head coach stepped down last summer to pursue other professional opportunities and the department just getting around to posting the job. Surprised the waited this long to post the position or why not just post in the summer?
From a few other coaches who reached out to administrators it sounds like it’ll be an internal hire for both the head coach position and for the soon posted assistant job. Department retaining staff and promoting them all. Current AD dealing with basketball lawsuit so sounds like they going to make a quick and easy hire.
Interesting, I've heard they intend to do a full search. If I'm those coaches, I'd apply anyway to see what sticks.
This is a terrible post. You sound like someone who has applied for all of these jobs at one point, and can't get an email back.
Hey it happens to most but that’s the nature of track & field it has a very broad biased base for hiring. Maybe this year could begin to turn that around and stop the dei/gender based hires and hire based on merit and experience. And yes I’ve been passed on many job, and yes I am currently coaching and love where I’m at.
Experience by itself does not mean you are a good coach. It just means you have been around a long time. There are plenty of NCAA coaches with decades on the résumé and absolutely nothing to show for it in terms of athlete development or program growth. Hanging onto a job because you have paid your dues while importing one or two already elite Kenyan kids from overseas every year is not coaching, it is roster management. If experience automatically equaled competence, we would not see so many stagnant programs doing the same thing year after year. Schools should be hiring based on results, how athletes actually improve and how teams progress, not how long someone has been collecting a paycheck.
I think the Solinsky departing opening is very interesting. The Ducks have not had issues buying super teams with foreigners so believe they will spend serious money to get a very real coach to work with Jerry and Shalane both. This coach will also need to have experience with working with pros or their Nike pro connection may die? The lazy hire would be Osterberg; the real hire would be Chris Miltenberg! Follow the bread crumbs!
Prob need to get an actual designated head coach into Swoosh TC Eugene. I don’t think an assistant Oregon coach will ever get the respect of the pros. A thought: Julian was born in Eugene. Prob still has family there. Have him take Swoosh TC Eugene. Good success with marathoners, so it would be good for Hicks. Also done well with mid distance (Brazier, Rogers, Rowbury, Johnson and Hull). Schumacher just focus on the 5 and 10 as that seems to be his sweet spot. Flanagan just stays with the college women as she’s done a good job there.
I think without an actual head coach at Swoosh TC Eugene, that pro chapter is closed within 2028. Schumacher bit off more than he could chew and it’s showing up in performance. I still believe he’s a great coach if he would just focus.
Swoosh TC Provo seems to be on life support just signing BYU athletes only, but maybe that’s enough of a pipeline in itself.