Every Director has the right to manage their staff the way they want to. We all agree on that. To be an elite power 5 Director you have to have an edge to a certain degree. I plenty of other coaches just like her at the Power 5 level
firing coaches you hired every year doesn't look good for you as a Director either, but you are right. It is her world and has every right to make changes.
Funny time to announce a retirement. He could have done that after the Ivies meet. Probably forced out like Frye.
It's not as crazy as you might think. Most contracts end on the 30th and he probably wanted to see how the season played out then take some time to think about it first.
Henner did not coach Sumner. Coach Caryl did and does.
If you listened to Sumner’s interview on this website’s podcast, he says Henner was his primary coach. He did like one day a week with sprinters but Henner gave him race instruction and oversaw the training