Now that’s a quality distance coach right there
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Houston Jumps
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UTEP HC retiring
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Penn St HAD a proven coach, they don’t want that anymore
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Left Coast News wrote:
…and Texas will be the winner of the Mykolas Alekna bidding war!
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Jonny Hot Socks wrote:
Add SLCC
Few days later SLCC gutted the whole running program. T&F completely dissolved, coaches all quit, XC traveling teams removed and roster spots/scholarships drastically cut, remaining athletes chaotically trying to relocate. So sad to see a program Wood meticulously and expertly crafted into a national championship team (both men’s and women’s - in the span of two years) completely destroyed in a matter of days, all because of the public education-hating far-right state legislature.
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Hearing Arizona will have sprints, hurdles, and distance all open. Not confirmed though
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What happened to the mens distance coach at FSU? Didnt he just get there?
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Who takes over at UK? Good job 112k or so a year should land a big name
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So sad wrote:
Jonny Hot Socks wrote:
Add SLCC
Few days later SLCC gutted the whole running program. T&F completely dissolved, coaches all quit, XC traveling teams removed and roster spots/scholarships drastically cut, remaining athletes chaotically trying to relocate. So sad to see a program Wood meticulously and expertly crafted into a national championship team (both men’s and women’s - in the span of two years) completely destroyed in a matter of days, all because of the public education-hating far-right state legislature.
Here is the news article about it. When you're traveling over 20 kids every weekend to California, Oregon, Washington for regular season meets, that adds up. However you look at all cross country only schools at any division they are not very good. Any real good distance runner won't go to a school for cross country only .
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It seems odd for a college coach with a current WR-holder to change jobs, unless Alekna follows him (and goes pro).
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Is there a short list of candidates or are they staying in house
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JJJT wrote:
Is there a short list of candidates or are they staying in house
No idea. The article says national search. I'm not familiar enough with their staff to know if there is anyone there who has been groomed for the job.
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what\'s shaking in the desert wrote:
So sad wrote:
Few days later SLCC gutted the whole running program. T&F completely dissolved, coaches all quit, XC traveling teams removed and roster spots/scholarships drastically cut, remaining athletes chaotically trying to relocate. So sad to see a program Wood meticulously and expertly crafted into a national championship team (both men’s and women’s - in the span of two years) completely destroyed in a matter of days, all because of the public education-hating far-right state legislature.
Here is the news article about it. When you're traveling over 20 kids every weekend to California, Oregon, Washington for regular season meets, that adds up. However you look at all cross country only schools at any division they are not very good. Any real good distance runner won't go to a school for cross country only .
I thought only D1 would do such a thing!
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1. $100k+ salary in CA vs $100k+ in TX
2. Cal attracts more left leaning athletes whereas Austin TX you can grab kids from both sides of the social spectrum
3. TX has funny money. Texas also just recently won a national championship.
4. There will always be new athletes to coach. As great as a thrower Alekna is, WR doesn’t hold much weight when he is 0-3 on NCAA titles.916 -
So with Coach Mo gone, does Cal axe the Throws program, which seems to be the latest fashion trend?
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Some younger guy wrote:
1. $100k+ salary in CA vs $100k+ in TX
2. Cal attracts more left leaning athletes whereas Austin TX you can grab kids from both sides of the social spectrum
3. TX has funny money. Texas also just recently won a national championship.
4. There will always be new athletes to coach. As great as a thrower Alekna is, WR doesn’t hold much weight when he is 0-3 on NCAA titles.That & the track team at Cal has been on the chopping block for some time now…
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Texas will shift the throws to proven international talent, will score at the nationals. Texas is going to bumping collective $$$ like crazy. This 2025 year was embarrassing to the Texas faithful.
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Yeah - the PSU move seems odd. We are going in a different direction (away from a proven winner and developer of talent) to ???? - someone cheaper and less experienced?? 🤔🤔
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Gondak is on the block. Throws
coach stood up to him for bullying athletes and coaches and Gondak got
rid of him because he’s a coward
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