DISGRACED Iowa State Runner Transfers to D3 School

Because Rowan is a shady program thats why. Pretty obvious. None of those schools would take him in simply based on his doping history at Iowa State. Plus the in state tuition costs, its a great deal for him, he gets to join a program that accepts doping allegations, and doesnt cost him very much too! Just based on his Nuttycomb performance he would probably be offered scholarship money and top 5-7 at Penn, Villanova, Lasalle, St Joes, Temple, not Haverford because they're d3, but you really think they're gonna risk their program reputation, potential suspensions? No way. But Rowan, they don't give a damn, they welcome these type of athletes!!!

The peak Rowan coaching story is that their Coach joined the steering committee in order to apply influence to ensure that NYU is never in the Metro, thus ensuring Rowan has a joke of region and an absurdly easy path every year. And they still got absolutely whomped, finishing 5th in their region, getting clowned by the team that finished dead last at Nats.

Just too good. That's the kind of lowlife we're dealing with here.

Is Rowan not one of the best D3 programs in the country who have been known to give D1 athletes a run for their money? Wisconsin has some phenomenal D3 programs in many sports. Fast is fast. Whats wrong with Rowan if its the best place for him? Not even including more family support? As for education, do Rowan graduates not go on to be productive members in society?

Have you ever been to Glassboro NJ?

Yes. I went to another school in the same conference NJAC, I grew up in North Jersey. I also took a visit to the school. Glassboro is horrible but the school itself is fine. New dorms and last time i was there it appeared they were renovating the whole track and stadium.

Do you guys realize that he was in Ames Iowa?

First question: no, not really. It pales pretty hard on the athletics front to two different types of D3 schools, the WIAC powerhouses and the UAA nerdo schools. Sport for sport it wouldn't be able to touch a UW-Lax or a WashU.

Second question: there's nothing "wrong" with it in a vacuum; there is plenty wrong with a kid leaving a school under, how shall we say, questionable circumstances, only to slum it way below his talent level because he wants to be a big fish in a small pond.

Third question: if you were his Dad, and your kid is coming home after blowing his D1 scholarship, making you pay his way to a glorified community college like Rowan -- you think more family support is good for him? You think that Dad is throwing his arms around Seth and saying "Hey, good job sport, let me go into my pocket so you can ride a bus beating up on JV kids"?

Fourth question: no, not really. Rowan is probably what, the 30th most prestigious academic school within a two-hour drive of Seth, so let's not pretend he's doing this to get the sterling, unimpeachable Rowan degree that will surely drive him to long-term professional success. He's at Rowan because that's probably one of the few schools with a staff craven enough to take him.

they’re pulling out all the stops to try and beat UW Lax even if they might be recruiting a doper 🥱

(this is does not mean I support what they’re doing, if you get suspended for a banned substance before you get tested as the previous posts said then you’re a doper. Everyone’s on the same level here by the rule book.)

It was already mentioned in the thread, but his brother went to Rowan and was on the team so it's not like he just threw a dart at the tristate area and landed on Rowan of all places

Is the brother a drug dealer too, or no?

How many people that aren't schizo letsrun users care about these allegations that aren't public? Wouldn't be surprised if he's running at XC nationals for a D1 school next year.

Lot of nasty ugly people posting about the kid.

I wish him nothing but the best.

I spent 20 years in Iowa, and have an ISU degree, so this story is somewhat compelling.

One of the things that I think is lost is that Iowa State didn't handle the situation very well. Offering no information whatsoever is not a good look...especially when they were ranked #1 at the time...and have a history of importing talent from Kenya

Let's say the rule breakers were taking tramadol or hydrocodone, not performance enhancing, but definitely on the banned substance list. Why wouldn't this information be shared? At the very least, the school could announce the rule violations were not performance enhancing drug related...

If the rule breakers were taking PEDs, an announcement like, "Iowa State has a zero tolerance policy for PED use...steps have been taken that all ISU competitors adhere to the strictest rules of fair athletics competition..."

The whole thing stinks. If they were using painkillers that are banned but not PEDs, I hope they're not addicted first...but then I hope the runners learn from their mistakes and have successful careers, no matter where they go to school.

If it was PED use, I just shake my head. I hear rumors all the time about the widespread nature of PED use in the NCAA, and it makes all of the fast running less enjoyable to watch as a fan.

He wasn't on scholarship. He was in Ames Iowa. He was a bench warmer. He transfered to a cheaper school, closer to home, with higher ACT scores, where he can be national champ.

If he took a banned substance, would he be eligible to be running now?

Can’t get tested if you got suspended and quit first

Not what he said. He claimed that he took a banned substance but could magically transfer and be eligible..

Was he a part of it or apart from it?

How does that work? Is Rowan in the NCAA?