As a high school coach in Colorado, I have been following this conversation with interest. Chris Siemers at Colorado School of Mines seems to check off a lot of the boxes when you read the full job description. I think his name was thrown out there at the beginning of this thread, but less likely names seem to have taken over the conversation. He has been a head XC coach for a dozen years and has won 3 DII men’s titles, and the women have made the podium a few times. He has recruited from Colorado fairly well and nationally. This would be a promotion for him professionally and financially, even if CU is going to go the route of promoting one of the Malones to head track coach. He is already dealing with cost of living in the front range. It seems like paired with a woman assistant coach on the distance side this would be a safe route for CU to go.
Relax CU is not hiring a distance coach as their new HC. Far from it. A choice that makes sense to the AD and their pockets.
Good point. And something that has not been bandied around here: there are two positions. Besides the head position, there is the distance position. How are they going to pull that off?
Relax CU is not hiring a distance coach as their new HC. Far from it. A choice that makes sense to the AD and their pockets.
Good point. And something that has not been bandied around here: there are two positions. Besides the head position, there is the distance position. How are they going to pull that off?
Any word on the list of applicants yet?
Here is an update CU sent out today - Looks like they are progressing.
"Thank you for your interest in our Director of Cross Country and Track and Field position at CU Boulder. We have completed reviewing applications and regret to inform you that you were not selected to move on to the next stage in the process."
According to an inside source -- Alan Culpepper is on the short list. After being ousted at NAZ Elite -- hard to say what he has been up too. It is a shame he hasn't supported the team after he graduated in 1996! BUT -- all of a sudden he has been showing up to meets --- seems a little suspect to me ..kissing Rick George's ass definitely will help! And going to church together!
A few other former collegiate runners have also applied for the job...one of which is Lesley Higgins. She will make sure to have weekly weigh ins on all her athletes!
According to an inside source -- Alan Culpepper is on the short list. After being ousted at NAZ Elite -- hard to say what he has been up too. It is a shame he hasn't supported the team after he graduated in 1996! BUT -- all of a sudden he has been showing up to meets --- seems a little suspect to me ..kissing Rick George's ass definitely will help! And going to church together!
A few other former collegiate runners have also applied for the job...one of which is Lesley Higgins. She will make sure to have weekly weigh ins on all her athletes!
Most of you don't know what you're talking about.
Consider the following CU alums:
Dathan Ritzenhein (major job at the Olympic level)
Sara Slattery (well-respected, did great work at GCU)
Alan Culpepper (UTEP experience, NAZ Elite experience, Olympian)
Jay Johnson (he is a national icon among high school coaches)
Joe Bosshard (Emma Coburn - some strong results with other runners)
Jenny Simpson (volunteer assistant at CU, Olympic and world medalist, can coach steeple)
Clint Wells (coaches well at the club level, great rep with CU alumni, lacks NCAA experience)
Jason Drake (might be your winner-winner chicken dinner, has the most NCAA experience - asst. at Colorado, Washington State, Washington, now Director at Fresno State)
Heather Burroughs (she was just let go so she won't be rehired)
The Casey and Lindsey Malone duo currently coaching at CU (they are sprints-throws oriented but have done a great job, could hire a strong assistant)
Lesley Higgins (you are trolling, she does not coach and I doubt she is interested)
Going outside of the CU alumni network could be a tough sell unless you landed someone with major credibility. I do like Chris Siemers and Lyle Weese, but Damon Martin at Adams State is about to retire. I'm sure there are many great coaches dropping their names into the mix not even mentioned here.
I have no connection to CU, but there's something in me that wants CU to continue to be a force in the distance running world. I even feel the same way about Oregon.
The Malones are in the mix, Alan Culpepper as distance, Jared from NAU is in the mix, and Jason Drake. That's the crew.
When Culpepper quit coaching his pro team, he signed his death sentence for big jobs. He coaches at a high school now, this is his shred out now.
That whole deal was odd.
I think more importantly- his actual coaching resume is super thin.
A year at UTEP with no notable results, then a year at NAZ elite with the most notable result being Krissy Gear winning a national title and immediately giving credit to Jenna Wrieden for being her coach?
Maybe I am missing something, but I am weary of these coaches with bios that are 90% their own running accomplishments (see Alan Webb). At the very least he needs to spend way more time as a coach to show he is worth something
The sprints / hurdles coach is actually Burke Bockman who has done a good job with that group. A lot of their recent national level folks have come from that event group which is not easy to do at an altitude / winter weather school with a distance-oriented history.
BTW - no one that ran for Wetmore would be wanting to take his place after he was pushed out the door. It's not like it's a long-time assistant coach for Wetmore and Wetmore had announced his retirement a year out or something. That's very different.
And no one wants to be the coach who follows after a hall-of-fame coach. Not an easy path. Generally better to be the coach who follows after the coach who followed the hall-of-fame coach. Better chance at a clean slate to establish themselves.
You think a P4 AD has time for the 80% of "users" of this fine community of incels, rumor mongers and borderline racists that fund the BroHo's lifestyle through this click bait empire?
Val was a volunteer assistant coach who had access to all of CU's facilities under Wetmore - if they're at the Niwot track, guess she lost all that access (and she probably found out that her access to facilities was gone in the middle of the trials). I would have hoped the athletic department would have let her keep use of the facilities through the Olympics.
Val was a volunteer assistant coach who had access to all of CU's facilities under Wetmore - if they're at the Niwot track, guess she lost all that access (and she probably found out that her access to facilities was gone in the middle of the trials). I would have hoped the athletic department would have let her keep use of the facilities through the Olympics.
So does Constien not have access to a water jump anymore or actual barriers? I assume niwot doesn't have them.