Thoughtful point and I am usually of the viewpoint that it is difficult to determine which HS stars will translate to college, but was it not general consensus (and even posted on her own Instagram) that Lane would not be 'right' for college. Similarly it appears Grace Ping - OSU and Angelina Perez - Fl may never return to form. When there is plenty of public knowledge available, I believe it is 'buyer beware' for coaches and they are well aware of the risk they are taking.
I hope Ping, Perez and even Lane are able to still succeed with college running, I just am aware it's unlikely.
I wonder if there ever was a national champion who went down so fast. Two time national champion and in 2 years she was completely out of the sport.
Wow, you people are so gullible. You do realize that she will be graduating this spring and, IF she is going to NC State, it will be for graduate school, right? She hasn't run a step since her freshman year and she won't be running at NCS. An Ivy grad getting her advanced degree so she can get a starting salary of $150,000 rather than a paltry $120,000.
OH big harm to the Dartmouth coaches. They used their preferential pick to get her admitted and she barely tried. Within 2 years they were fired because the team wasn't performing. You bet they know now they were played. If they had used that admission waiver on someone else, they still would be employed.
Totally unfair to blame Claudia. First off, she missed almost her entire junior spring track season, and her times that spring were nowhere near her best, and then she missed her entire senior xc season. All of this was before she “signed” with Dartmouth. The coaches had ample warning that she was struggling with injury and maybe with motivation and they selected her anyway. We have no idea what she told them. Maybe she told them there was a good chance she would not or could not run in the end and they decided to take a chance. Based on Claudia’s performances in early/mid high school a place like Dartmouth would have been far below her level. I mean she was the fastest girl in the nation, or just behind Tuohy, and one of the fastest HS girls ever.
It's pretty clear why the school took her.
I'd like to add that any mid major would be STUPID not to accept her as a walk on as well. Worst case scenario you get some eyes on your program. Best case scenario you have a real solid runner on your team with a lot of experience. Claudia may never be a national champion again but most schools would be stupid not to entertain having her run for them.
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