Girls class of 2022 commits

Any updates for 2022 to add?

should probably start a 2023 thread. kids have started to announce.

What is going on with senior Kaho Cichon of Fountain Valley, CA?

Last year she ran 2:08/4:57 but she still hasn't committed to a school yet. Anyone know why not?

Looks like Ms. Wiley has had a change of heart, and decided to stay close to home at Huntington University. (The below tweet is confirmed by looking at Huntington's roster page (https://www.huathletics.com/roster/21/13).)

Bummed as a Buff fan, but of course wish her only the best going forward.

What a bad decision to go to an NAIA school. She could have attended Notre Dame or Michigan or Northwestern which are all close.

She signed with CU so she was bound but NAIA may be her only out.

Perhaps a decision based more on Faith than Fame.

Timing of this says it was a reality of being so far away from home thing. Being in Columbia for worlds by herself probably made this very apparent to here. So, She couldn't really transfer to another DI school this late in the process. So the NAIA is a good transition, and Huntington U in her hometown has had good success with this situtation (most recently Emma Wilson) and she would be very comfortable there.

She will likely transfer at semester or next summer. It will be interesting to see if she actually competes for HU. Just hope the time at HU doesn't throw her off track.

I hope that it works out but I am not confident. To be that scared to follow through with a commitment is not good. And to pick a terrible academic school shows how poor her decision making ability is. There have been a handul of national class girls who disappeared over the past 10 years. This sounds like another one.

here’s her statement from the Indiana Runner message board:

Hello everyone, as a now graduated high school runner I feel it is appropriate to hop on these message boards.
There was a lot that went into this decision, but I will keep it simple as honestly it's my decision and that should be enough in itself.
Finishing 5th at U20 Worlds was an unbelievable experience. I didn’t even run my best in the finals but still ran fast enough to contend for the NCAA national title as a high schooler. Why would I want to leave a coach and support network that helped guide me to a national record and a top 5 World finish?
As many of you know I accomplished that working with Lauren Johnson, who has always been a family friend and great mentor of mine. When I got back from worlds I told Lauren I wanted to continue working with her. I put her in a very tough position. She supported me going to CU and even helped arrange other school visits for me, but it’s my life and she has always wanted me to be able to decide what is best for myself. I uncommitted from CU with nothing but respect and admiration for Coach Wetmore and Burroughs. I just don’t think the Division 1 system is for me at this time. I’ve had such a successful end to my high school career and if my goals are beyond collegiate running I’ll have to do some unique training to nurture that talent. I’m very excited about going to HU and the NIL options I have been able to explore because of it. Hopefully I get to talk more about those soon! Everyone is allowed to voice their opinion, but anyone with any other concerns simply doesn’t know the truth so please spare the gossip. Please do not believe everything you see online. I also want to thank everyone who has reached out privately, and publicly, for their support!

Uncommit is not quite the correct term because she signed last year. The scholarship is gone for CU. NIL is interesting because NAIA has its own rules. Lastly, she has been coached by a college coach during high school. That is not allowed in the NCAA but i am unaware of NAIA rules.

It does seem strange. I wouldn’t want to go there with the controversy surrounding the program. And at the very least, it would be better to go somewhere where you could get a good education.

I don't think there is any controversy in the community or the general public. I really think it is only a handful of people on Letsrun. I still think it was a terrible decision because it is NAIA and she is in her hometown and the school is not good academically.

This post didn't age well

"if my goals are beyond collegiate running I’ll have to do some unique training to nurture that talent"

Holy hand grenades, if that isn't a massive tell both for being groomed and also PED use. No this is not the smoking gun, but it sure lines up.