SleepyKitty wrote:
Whatever happened to Jordan Hasay? Wasn't she part of NOP? Could she be the victim?
This has crossed my mind in recent days. She was very close to Salazar. Her college and pro careers were directly engineered by him. Both she and her family had an immense amount of trust in Salazar. He was a second father figure to her and he was always around her. Jordan is also a devout Catholic girl and it is rumored that Salazar was heavily involved in that aspect of her life. IMHO, this appears to fit into classic patterns of grooming.
She has been the quietest former NOP athlete through this entire saga. She is active on social media but never addressed the demise of the program. For a long time, her IG posts were philosophical and focused on topics like overcoming and personal growth. When Nike shut down NOP, she had already de-camped Portland and returned to her family home. Not coincidentally, her performances dropped off of the cliff almost immediately after leaving. I have always wondered why this happened? It's odd for someone in their prime marathon years to suddenly go from knocking on the door of longer distance American records to getting beat by locals at half marathons. I also find it strange that a company known for disposing of dimming athletes quickly has kept her on the payroll despite no top results since Boston in 2019.