Sprinters in the Transfer Portal

Micayah Holland (Texas) --> FSU

60m 7.21

100m 11.26

200m 23.13

Peyton Bair (MSU) --> Oregon

Hep 6,104 pts

Does he do the decathlon, too?

Oregon really want that championship.

Big talents Kidali, Bair, Alekna and Birnbaum plus NCAA scorers Balazs, Lawrence and Willis. Pleasant has been starting to look better as well.

That is a scary team if i've ever seen one.

Bombastic wrote:
Nothing is going on. It’s business as usual. Life goes on and changes happen for the good. The Bears are doing fine. Program is doing well. It is the natural evolution of things.

Puzzled835 wrote:
"The Bears are doing fine. Program is doing well."??? Is this in reference to the UNC Bears that just lost Jerome Campbell?

If so, I think we have different definitions of 'doing fine' and 'doing well."

UNC has been a perennial bottom feeder in the Big Sky. Certainly they've had a very small handful of individuals do well - but individuals doing well is not the same as the program.
I imagine the coaching staff is operating way under the old scholarship limit (12.6 / 18) and is likely doing about as good as they can with limited resources.

Nonetheless, this program is NOT doing fine or doing well. They are fledgling at best with an occasional individual ray of sunshine. Just about every D2 program in Colorado is better than UNC's program.

No sour grapes; just observing sprint/hurdle transfers and noting facts. The fact is, UNC has consistently been at the bottom of the Big Sky and lost a major program builder in Campbell.

Perhaps the two incoming hurdlers will cover Campbell's loss, but looking at their TFRRS, this is certainly no T&F program in the sense of event coverage.

I don't blame the coaches - as I said before - they are likely handcuffed by few resources to compete as a program.

Joseph Taylor Duke to Florida. 400-44.98 200- 20.55. Three years left of eligibility.

oh my goodness.

I hope Florida pulls in a number of good guys. Rough year for them last year. Selfishly really want Micah Larry to land at Florida also.

You must have been a former coach there or something. I don’t think those coaches there are really worried about what you think. They have developed world class athletes and put the school on the map. More importantly they are graduating their athletes. Can’t ask for anything more especially with limited resources as you so clearly identified.

It was a rough year for them. So many injuries and none of the 400 runners popped this year. Micah Larry would be clutch.

Davien Worrels Southeastern University to South Florida (USF). 200-20.9 400-46.36. 1 year of eligibility left.

Myla Green (Tennessee) --> FSU

8.32h

13.43h

59.95h

Willis?

Victoria Perrow Kentucky to UNLV. 100-11.29 200-23.6.

Asia Thomas Illinois to Arkansas. 100- 11.38 200- 23.21. Nice pick up for Arkansas.

Safin Willis - Oregon jumper who scored at NCAAs this year.

Grant Buckmiller Washington St to LSU. 400- 45.87 200- 20.72.

Yeah, never seen a year like this one for Florida. Sadly, tho, looks like Micah Larry is between Auburn and Texas A&M. Don’t know if either party had interest in the other.