What happened to Georgia State University XC Head Coach?

I have read the post two times and there was no reason given for what happened with the coaches before Kamp. Only mention was that they were run out by someone, which doesn't answer the question of what actually happened.

Thanks for the non-answer.

I agree, what is the history of GSU XC?

Have they started interviewing for the position yet?

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I agree, what is the history of GSU XC?

Have they started interviewing for the position yet?

As i see it, the old head XC coach caught the old AD in a lie. I believe it was over Title 9(?) or whatever rule states how many male/female scholarships a school can have. This had become an issue because GSU started football and the XC coach just wanted to make sure his program wasn't in jeopardy of being cut (Back when Georgia Southern started football they cut Men's Running). Also, the head XC had done his thesis on this Title issue and knew what the rules were. The old AD (who had a chip on her shoulder) decided that instead of admitting it that she would make it a living hell for the XC coach, so he ended up bringing a lawsuit against the school. Politically , this made it even worse for the coach and he decided he couldn't stay (the suit was settled). Out of loyalty and because she was miserable too the asst XC coach quit too.

Don't know if they've started interviewing. I do know they are actively recruiting athletes. The asst XC coach had some kids in this weekend for visits.

I welcome others opinion on this.

Thank you for taking the time to write that. It is really unfortunate that it unfolded the way it did. The former coaches were well qualified and obviously cared about the team a lot.

And there you have it. The real question is, has the culture of the athletic department changed with the hiring of a new AD? Another question is did the Head Track Coach have the distance coaches back during this fight? Just a question that any candidate should know the answer to, as the Head Track Coach is the real boss in this situation, no matter what title the distance coach may carry.

The new AD comes from schools with great distance running programs but, she is focused on football and seems to totally delegate XC to one of the asst AD's. This guy played college basketball. How much do you think he knows & cares about hiring a XC coach? We'll find out when we see who he hires.

The Head Track coach took advantage of all the controversy to get the Head Coach position. He did not seem to have anyones back. The XC coach had actually originally hired the track coach part-time into the program. No appreciation or loyalty.

Just to clarify a couple of points - the AD who started the whole mess (with the two long time coaches that quit) was fired because of some of the things that she had done. The current AD seems to be competent and possible very good, but like one poster said, she has football on her plate right now. It appears that the hiring has been delegated to an assistant AD who has no experience with distance runners or coaching them. A number of qualified people have applied but none that I know of have gotten been contacted.

That's my understanding. I still don't know about qualified applicants. You would assume they would get some but, don't know.

Concerning coaches, check out another thread on here, 2010 COACHING OPENINGS. There is talk about GSU there too.

Any interviews? Hirings yet>

Haven"t heard anything about a new coach. Have heard that the mens distance recruiting is going well. Not sure about women recruiting.

Doubtful the men's recruiting is going well considering they have 2 scholarships invested in there!

You seem to think you know what you're talking about. Remember, all the GA guy's qualify for Hope Scholarship so they don't need full scholarships. This is the last season for many of the guys and two of them are foreigners that are on scholarship. Also, up until now, Ga State has only given

scholarships for Cross Country on the men's side unless that changed after Coach Rowland left.

Looks like they will be waiting until summer to hire a coach for XC next year.

Why do you say that?

No interviews.

They are just starting the review process of the applications now, according to an email someone I know got from them.

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They are just starting the review process of the applications now, according to an email someone I know got from them.

Who do you know that was contacted?

Doubtful they are interested if they are sending emails to candidates.

I ran at Georgia State for a short while, but unfortunately don't have any connections with the current administration so can't provide too much insight into the search for a coach. I know that when I ran there - a long while ago - the coaches were given "International Waivers" by the University in order to attract foreign runners. According to John Rowland, using these waivers for an Aussie or Canadian actually took less out of his budget than an out-of-state US runner. Since there was no official mens track team, and since most guys qualified for the Hope Scholarship, it meant the coaches could do a lot with a relatively small scholarship budget (while we were no powerhouse program, we were somewhat competitive in CC and some track events). I wonder, given everything that has gone on in recent years, whether this agreement is still in place? Any recent grads that can shed some light?