UVA wtf?

They definitely look terrible right now. Wes Porter was a dnf and even if he had finished in the top 10 by some miracle they still wouldn't have been top 15 as a team. Great job Vin.

Vin is too busy getting a contract extension, he doesn't have time to coach.

https://www.si.com/college/virginia/all-sports/uva-track-and-field-extends-vin-lananna-through-2026

Nathan mountain is coming back from an injury, just give him a few weeks, this winter and spring he'll be the best freshman in the NCAA. He hardly ever even touched 60 a week in high school and he was a 4:02 and 8:42 guy (full mile and full 2mi)

manintheknow wrote:

Nathan mountain is coming back from an injury, just give him a few weeks, this winter and spring he'll be the best freshman in the NCAA. He hardly ever even touched 60 a week in high school and he was a 4:02 and 8:42 guy (full mile and full 2mi)

Translation - VIN INJURED HIS TOP FRESHMAN

Nate mountain going demon time at ACCs. Just wait…..😈😈

The jealousy of Lananna is deep.

Vin, keep your head up. We'll see you on the podium shortly.

Yeah, this thread is generally another LRC example of how negativity can and is expressed about results, especially at this point in the XC season. If the same sour posters care to chime in after the NCAA Championship this fall, fine...if UVA makes it that far, OF COURSE, and if they underperform there, OF COURSE. That may end up being the case; I certainly don't know. If, on the other hand, the team performs well, it sure would be nice if a hater returned to acknowledge that he or she is not a know-it-all.

I think any team - ANY team - can be knocked down by injuries, and NOT EVERY INJURY IS THE FAULT OF THE COACH. And assuming that elite-in-high-school UVA freshmen will transition quickly to the big time is foolhardy.

A successful and knowledgeable man like Vin doesn't just lose it overnight.

Good luck, Vin.

On the podium? Shortly? They averaged 24:58, placing 21st out of 23. They would have lost to CBU in the slow race and had the same team average as Utah Valley in the slow race.

His men aren't even top 60 in the country right now. They will be #10 in their region after this race because they got crushed by Virginia Tech and Kentucky. William and Mary averaged 24:41 at Paul Short. UVA was ranked 7th and should move down 3 places.

Another 20 teams had a faster average at the Paul Short race. That doesn't include NAU, Stanford, BYU, etc.

Tell me a time when something Vin touched didn’t turn to gold. C’mon. He’s a legend for a reason. But we know if you are a consistent winner AND have an Oregon connection, you are doomed by the six people that post under a hundred alias names here on the LR boards.

Maybe because the COVID is out of control just west of there (West Virginia) and a good portion of the team has covid long hauler ?

I do believe they will be fine by NCAA but what happened yesterday was not a good sign. I also think that what they did at NCAA last year was ridiculous no matter that it was Lananna. He should not get a free pass. And please show me a time in the last 15 years where UVA performed worse than yesterday. I would love to see it if it has happened.

So, Rojo, I ask this question - should Vin Lananna get no criticism for yesterday? Was anything I said a lie? I think that I was fair to ask the question. It would be asked in any other sport. No doubt that Lananna has been a successful coach. That is all the more reason to ask the question. People ask questions when BTC runs poorly. They ask questions when the Patriots perform poorly. over the last 20 years.

Your comment that I am jealous is sad. Why would you not wonder what is happening? Are you not curious why he put his team on an airplane to fly to South Bend completely unprepared? Very fair to ask questions of such a successful coach. No one would be asking a question if it were a team like Texas A&M getting 21st out of 23 teams. They are a sprint school with no distance tradition. Not so with Lananna or even UVA. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.

Spraw wrote:

Tell me a time when something Vin touched didn’t turn to gold. C’mon. He’s a legend for a reason. But we know if you are a consistent winner AND have an Oregon connection, you are doomed by the six people that post under a hundred alias names here on the LR boards.

Before UVA he hadn't coached in 7+ years. He was an administrator. He's 70 years old. Everyone agrees he's a legend, but Virginia was BAD yesterday. Maybe he's lost a step or two. You can continue to bury your head in the sand, but when UVA guys start popping up on the transfer portal you won't be able to hide from the truth.

time will tell. I have no doubts in Vin

In fairness, I believe UVA didn't send a team to NCAAs after landing a bid last season because they suffered an outbreak of Covid. What was it, one or two athletes who went?

That said, last year was a very weird XC season with so many teams barely competing. Already getting fatigued watching college "juniors" nearing their mid-20s competing with 18 year olds.

yuungboy wrote:

time will tell. I have no doubts in Vin

vin is just a figurehead now.

He'll destroy the track program for 1 or 2 years of moderate XC success, then retire. They will place no higher than 20th in the NCAA.

For christ's sake they were 40 seconds slower per runner than Charlotte. Charlotte had 6 runners finish before UVA had 3 runners finish. Charlotte is well behind Wake Forest and Furman. UNC won Paul Short and Duke had a great showing at Beantown. UVA will get buried in their own region.

All those teams will be returning their top runners due to extra COVID eligibility. Virginia is at least 2 years away from qualifying for Nationals.

Why was Mia Barnett a DNF?

Perceptive accuracy, unusual for LR

He may may need three years to destroy the track program, but it wont be for a lack of trying.