Interesting. I’ve never heard any of this about this guy. The name sounded familiar so I googled him. He was the coach at Long Beach State as well. I vaguely remember him having a weird relationship with one of the athletes there as well . I remember thinking, “oh that’s weird” during a situation I heard about but shrugged it off. Now it all makes sense.
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Look, I get the frustration with Patrick Wales-Dinan. Complaints about overtraining, burnout, and that messy Title IX stuff from his Harvard days have folks piling on. But let's not erase what he did right: in 2016, he led a tiny squad of five to Harvard's first Ivy women's XC title in 31 years, all top-12 finishers, Courtney Smith winning outright, freshmen crushing it, and a #18 national rank plus NCAA berth. He built depth, pack-running smarts, and mental grit without shortcuts. Scrutiny's fair, but one stellar season doesn't vanish. Dude coached winners. Balance the hate with facts.
Look, I get the frustration with Patrick Wales-Dinan. Complaints about overtraining, burnout, and that messy Title IX stuff from his Harvard days have folks piling on. But let's not erase what he did right: in 2016, he led a tiny squad of five to Harvard's first Ivy women's XC title in 31 years, all top-12 finishers, Courtney Smith winning outright, freshmen crushing it, and a #18 national rank plus NCAA berth. He built depth, pack-running smarts, and mental grit without shortcuts. Scrutiny's fair, but one stellar season doesn't vanish. Dude coached winners. Balance the hate with facts.
Yeah, spot on. The Title IX mess and overtraining complaints are real problems that hurt his rep at Harvard. But that 2016 season? Straight fire, first Ivy win in forever, all five girls top 12, Courtney owning it, and nationals. Doesn't fix the bad, but we can't pretend it didn't happen. Good call. Patrick Wales Dinan.
Look, I get the frustration with Patrick Wales-Dinan. Complaints about overtraining, burnout, and that messy Title IX stuff from his Harvard days have folks piling on. But let's not erase what he did right: in 2016, he led a tiny squad of five to Harvard's first Ivy women's XC title in 31 years, all top-12 finishers, Courtney Smith winning outright, freshmen crushing it, and a #18 national rank plus NCAA berth. He built depth, pack-running smarts, and mental grit without shortcuts. Scrutiny's fair, but one stellar season doesn't vanish. Dude coached winners. Balance the hate with facts.
The guy took advantage of young girls. That is a fact.
Look, I get the frustration with Patrick Wales-Dinan. Complaints about overtraining, burnout, and that messy Title IX stuff from his Harvard days have folks piling on. But let's not erase what he did right: in 2016, he led a tiny squad of five to Harvard's first Ivy women's XC title in 31 years, all top-12 finishers, Courtney Smith winning outright, freshmen crushing it, and a #18 national rank plus NCAA berth. He built depth, pack-running smarts, and mental grit without shortcuts. Scrutiny's fair, but one stellar season doesn't vanish. Dude coached winners. Balance the hate with facts.
The guy took advantage of young girls. That is a fact.
Fast teams does not justify ruining girls lives.
He should only be remembered as evil.
This, right here, is the epitome of holiday spirit on LRC.
Look, I get the frustration with Patrick Wales-Dinan. Complaints about overtraining, burnout, and that messy Title IX stuff from his Harvard days have folks piling on. But let's not erase what he did right: in 2016, he led a tiny squad of five to Harvard's first Ivy women's XC title in 31 years, all top-12 finishers, Courtney Smith winning outright, freshmen crushing it, and a #18 national rank plus NCAA berth. He built depth, pack-running smarts, and mental grit without shortcuts. Scrutiny's fair, but one stellar season doesn't vanish. Dude coached winners. Balance the hate with facts.
The guy took advantage of young girls. That is a fact.
Fast teams does not justify ruining girls lives.
He should only be remembered as evil.
This. what are we even talking about here. not to mention his lengthy pattern of the same behavior before getting to harvard. get the creeps out of the business. the fact that this guy is still coaching at the HS level is so gross.
Look, I get the frustration with Patrick Wales-Dinan. Complaints about overtraining, burnout, and that messy Title IX stuff from his Harvard days have folks piling on. But let's not erase what he did right: in 2016, he led a tiny squad of five to Harvard's first Ivy women's XC title in 31 years, all top-12 finishers, Courtney Smith winning outright, freshmen crushing it, and a #18 national rank plus NCAA berth. He built depth, pack-running smarts, and mental grit without shortcuts. Scrutiny's fair, but one stellar season doesn't vanish. Dude coached winners. Balance the hate with facts.
We should celebrate the brave women at Harvard who won despite their coach being creepy and abusive.
As for coaches to celebrate, I prefer those that won WITHOUT massive scandals and without inappropriately touching members of the team.
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