The great NCAA athletic programs are judged by the number of student-athletes and alums that win international medals. Alysia medalled at 2010 WIC. Not a major medal but it still enhances the prestige of Cal T&F and it keeps the alumni money rolling in.
I really like Tony, but unquestionably, there are few coaches out there who have done less with more than Tony at Cal. You are the flagship of the UC system. You are fully funded. You have a tremendous academic institution. You can get JUCO tranfers in. You recruit in the most populous, deepest track and field talented state in the nation. All of this and what is there to show for it? They should have big, deep, great teams competing for PAC 10 titles and scoring 20-30 points minimum at NCAAs in track each year.
So yes, sadly, one of the earlier posters is correct. Cal sucks. But only because they want to. If they paid for a real coach who was motivated to compete with Oregon and Stanford, they could easily make a dent.
I used to feel the same way about UVA until Vig got there. That said, didn't Vig turn them down, or was is Shoemacker, after Huffins left?
Let's make it clear that as far as the national labs are concerned, UCR, UCD, UCI, UCSD, UCSB, and UCLA are flagship UC campuses. I can only speak about Cal, UCLA, and UCI since I and my kids went to those schools. Those schools are like going to school at a super sized overcrowded mall. It's huge, unfriendly, and you don't know hardly anyone on campus. If you live on Gayley/frat row it's fun though. That's the UC experience you get. It's a warehouse experience. It's NOT the touchy-feely-folksy USC, Cal Tech, Santa Clara, LMU, USF, Pepperdine, or Stanford experience. It's 'survival of the fittest'. Your'e in and your'e out, Goodbye and thanks alot. That's the attitude. Akin to the LAUSD public school system I attended ;-) I'm happy and satisfied with that.
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I can only speak about Cal, UCLA, and UCI since I and my kids went to those schools. Those schools are like going to school at a super sized overcrowded mall. It's huge, unfriendly, and you don't know hardly anyone on campus. If you live on Gayley/frat row it's fun though. That's the UC experience you get. It's a warehouse experience. It's NOT the touchy-feely-folksy USC, Cal Tech, Santa Clara, LMU, USF, Pepperdine, or Stanford experience. It's 'survival of the fittest'. Your'e in and your'e out, Goodbye and thanks alot. That's the attitude. Akin to the LAUSD public school system I attended ;-) I'm happy and satisfied with that.
Offhand, dude, I'd say you shouldn't be.
Further, if your handle refers to a single graduate, it should say "alumnus" (if male) or "alumna" (if female). "Alumni" means more than one.
USC, UCLA, Cal, Cal Tech, UCSD, UCSB, and Stanford are where Iran primarily obtains scientists and engineering for peaceful R&D projects to benefit mankind.
Its Colorado
It may be the most popular in the state but their logo looks like a ketchup bottle advertisement. I know some of you had that impression in the backs of your mind. I'm just say that so the next time you reach for a bottle of ketchup, think Cal.
Indiana has an intriguing group of Indiana high school kids.
Bayer: 3:57, 7:48 indoors this year; 13:45
Zach Mayhew: 13:58/29:19
Andrew Poore: 28:28/8:36 steeple/7:53 indoor
Dan Stockberger 4:04 mile
DeSean Turner: 4:02/14:08/8:39 steeple
Andy Weatherford 4:02/8:46 steeple
Add in John Mascari (9:00 3200) next year and all these guys coming back -- could be a pretty good group of in-state runners.
injuries
at the top research universities nobody cares about college meets. the faculty and coaches at usc, ucla, stanford and cal can keep their positions only if they attain international recognition, or their (ex-)student-athletes win medals at international competitions. cal t&f has done that.