Seems an odd choice, I know it's a good running programme but I've seen nothing to suggest she is Mormon and that school seems like an odd experience for someone who isn't... I assume she got full ride but plenty of other places will have been after her too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNR0kKwLHG02zmMlIYweSn55flBAOgq5-g7vaI0/
Jenna Hutchins to BYU?
College Running
D1
Report Thread
You are reporting this thread to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum.
-
-
Even as a big time BYU homer, I have to say I'm shocked.
BYU is a VERY unique place. There's nowhere like it in the US. It is a tough cultural fit for anyone not very comfortable with the cultural quirks.
Having that established, Diljeet Taylor is hands down the best coach in the country. She's got the whole package. She completely turned that program around with local talent. -
runnER/DR wrote:
Even as a big time BYU homer, I have to say I'm shocked.
BYU is a VERY unique place. There's nowhere like it in the US. It is a tough cultural fit for anyone not very comfortable with the cultural quirks.
Having that established, Diljeet Taylor is hands down the best coach in the country. She's got the whole package. She completely turned that program around with local talent.
Add to the fact that Diljeet Taylor herself is not LDS. -
Is she really religious? I've heard like 99% Mormon, but in the athletic program it's like 90% Mormon, I guess due to more recruiting, the occasional non-mormon who likes the sports and vibe
Funny, someone mention this on one of the other threads so I guess people do know what they're talkin about sometimes. They predicted that she would go there
Anyway kind of surprising considering she's right near all day good Carolina and Virginia schools and lot of good running programs right nearby with SEC ACC. Not to mention Alabama Arkansas. I don't know I was just reading an article about how strict their honor code is and their morality code I guess with having to abstain from premarital sex
I'm with them on the drugs. I think drugs are terrible , and even things like alcohol and caffeine or totally pointless, unproductive, unnecessary. But I don't know about that whole thing about Big Brother is watching with some group that can throw you out for what you do with your boyfriend or girlfriend. I mean that's a weird vibe -
religion thang? wrote:
I'm with them on the drugs. I think drugs are terrible , and even things like alcohol and caffeine or totally pointless, unproductive, unnecessary. But I don't know about that whole thing about Big Brother is watching with some group that can throw you out for what you do with your boyfriend or girlfriend. I mean that's a weird vibe
Yeah like if you want to wait until marriage, not drink or whatever, that's fine, it's the fact that you can be EXPELLED from the school for doing things that are legal and might not even be against your religious beliefs... I mean things as normal as a cup of coffee are completely alien out there. Mormonism is very exclusive and she won't be able to go to friends' weddings and stuff, and the school is creationist which really devalues their science programmes.
I mean I was a pretty conservative person at college, went to church every week and didn't go out partying, but the thought of that being enforced even makes me a bit skeevy. They are meant to be adults! -
It's not too surprising. Her top 3 were Notre Dame, Stanford, and BYU. I'm guessing Notre Dame was appealing because it's close to Tennessee, has solid academics, and is Catholic. It would be more within her comfort zone but she might not have many teammates to push her. Stanford has good academics, good weather, and good teammates but high injury rates. She would probably have to race on an injury there (like Dudek, O'Keeffe). BYU has a great program that develops lots of talented athletes each year, and more importantly it's at altitude. I think that the altitude is what set BYU apart from Arkansas, NC state and other strong running programs that lack amazing academics. She probably chose BYU because college academics aren't as important to her- either she becomes a pro runner or she can get a masters from a more prestigious school.
-
I think she chose well and will do great at BYU but not sure why she would graduate early and go to Florida to be coached in spring of her senior year. I guess to run unattached since high school meets not competitive enough for her? Also thought Joan Hunter was her private coach?
-
i thought the weirdest part of the announcement was the new hs coach. Very weird, 6 months before you leave for college you leaving hs (not to go to college early as football players may) to go train with a random person. That is just weird!
-
rambler wrote:
It's not too surprising. Her top 3 were Notre Dame, Stanford, and BYU. I'm guessing Notre Dame was appealing because it's close to Tennessee, has solid academics, and is Catholic. It would be more within her comfort zone but she might not have many teammates to push her. Stanford has good academics, good weather, and good teammates but high injury rates. She would probably have to race on an injury there (like Dudek, O'Keeffe). BYU has a great program that develops lots of talented athletes each year, and more importantly it's at altitude. I think that the altitude is what set BYU apart from Arkansas, NC state and other strong running programs that lack amazing academics. She probably chose BYU because college academics aren't as important to her- either she becomes a pro runner or she can get a masters from a more prestigious school.
BYU is a good school, albeit obviously not at Stanford's level (though if she's majoring in something like accounting, it pretty much is). I think the things that most attracted to her BYU are likely Diljeet Taylor first and foremost, as well as the overall running program at BYU. Apparently, she is quite religious herself, so BYU being a church school shouldn't be that big of a deal. There have been quite a few star athletes at BYU who aren't LDS (Roni Jones-Perry for the women's volleyball team a couple years ago was arguably the best player in the country, for example). Also, Diljeet Taylor herself is not LDS, and that probably helps her with recruiting non-LDS athletes. In my experience, people at BYU go out of their way to be as friendly to non-LDS students as possible. I have several non-LDS friends who went to BYU and really liked it. -
This announcement doesn't surprise me. I don't know her or her family, but after BYU won the national championship, I congratulated Diljeet Taylor on Twitter, and a while later, I saw that two people had liked my tweet. One was Taylor herself, and the other one was a guy named Rick. I was about to dismiss this until I saw in his bio that he was the father of Jenna Hutchins. Out of curiosity, I looked at the other tweets that he had liked, and there was a lot more related to BYU (including basically everything Taylor tweeted out) than anywhere else. Combined with the person on this forum who was predicting that Hutchins was going to BYU, this made me think it was pretty likely.
-
religion thang? wrote:
Is she really religious? I've heard like 99% Mormon, but in the athletic program it's like 90% Mormon, I guess due to more recruiting, the occasional non-mormon who likes the sports and vibe
Funny, someone mention this on one of the other threads so I guess people do know what they're talkin about sometimes. They predicted that she would go there
Anyway kind of surprising considering she's right near all day good Carolina and Virginia schools and lot of good running programs right nearby with SEC ACC. Not to mention Alabama Arkansas. I don't know I was just reading an article about how strict their honor code is and their morality code I guess with having to abstain from premarital sex
I'm with them on the drugs. I think drugs are terrible , and even things like alcohol and caffeine or totally pointless, unproductive, unnecessary. But I don't know about that whole thing about Big Brother is watching with some group that can throw you out for what you do with your boyfriend or girlfriend. I mean that's a weird vibe
Mormons love Coca Cola though, which is very odd. Like straight up obsessed with it. -
Stackhouse in FL is strength/fitness coach, Hunter is running coach.>
-
[b]
Mormons love Coca Cola though, which is very odd. Like straight up obsessed with it.
Everyone is obsessed with caffeine though. Mormons can’t drink coffee, am they drink coke (or Mountain Dew, or Dr. Pepper, or whatever) -
Hutchins runs five days a week and cross trains the other two. Julie Stackhouse is her cross training coach and according to her interview this is the career path Hutchins is considering. She will work as an intern for Stackhouse while also training with her.
Loudoun Valley's top girl runner also trains with Stackhouse so the connection was probably made through Joan Hunter.
www.getstackednow.com -
So TWO private coaches? Why? Katelyn Tuohy and many other elite high school runners were trained by their high school coaches and did just fine. This seems really over the top.
-
Why not? She already broke the 5k national record in the fall of her junior year. Hard to argue with results. Jakob and Rupp grew up with private coaches.
-
Mormon or not, why wouldn't you want to run for Diljeet Taylor? It's clear she's one of the best in the game right now.
-
Sami-246 wrote:
Yeah like if you want to wait until marriage, not drink or whatever, that's fine, it's the fact that you can be EXPELLED from the school for doing things that are legal and might not even be against your religious beliefs... I mean things as normal as a cup of coffee are completely alien out there. Mormonism is very exclusive and she won't be able to go to friends' weddings and stuff, and the school is creationist which really devalues their science programmes.
Wait.... If you go to BYU, you can't drink coffee, alcohol, or have sex? Even if you're not Mormon? What in the world...... that is insane. Is that legal? -
I'm not sure about coffee (although it would not be served on campus) but the other two, absolutely. You sign an Honor Code when you join that insists on these and other standards, e.g. no mixed sex accommodation and no opposite sex in bedrooms, and weekly attendance at a religious service unless you have a prior authorised exemption.
