sc runner wrote:
1.Utah has some of the most talented high school runners in the country, and most of them are devout Mormons.
2. I'm guessing that most top college coaches outside of BYU and other LDS schools would be less than understanding if their new star recruit commited to a 2 year mission either before starting college or after freshman year.
3. Ed Eyestone has proven many times to be among the very best, if not the best, coaches in the country for developing long distance talent.
There's a ton of non lds talent in Utah as well. I'm unaware of a single case where one of these went to BYU. They invariably leave the state. Jojo Jourdan is the latest in a long line of elite non Mormons that went elsewhere.
Occasionally they miss out on a big fish. Taysom Echohawk was the biggest shocker. I'm guessing he'll work his way back when Oregon implodes.