The city of Boston is a RUNNER'S city is is a shame that BC has been unable to capitalize on the rich history and develop a winning distance program. The Boston Marathon literally runs next to the College! Could the recent BC New Balance contract, the Track at New Balance and the hiring of Pete Wilson will usher in a new era of distance running at BC and be a signal that they are finally giving that program the commitment, scholarships and dollars it needs to grow?
Who tf is Pete Wilson?
Pete Watson. The women's program is pretty well funded, men's none at all. I doubt they get much extra funding for the program.
I am confused by this move from Pete. Texas is about to move to the SEC and get a truckload of money. However college sports and realignment shake out, Texas will likely have a seat at the table.
BC is stuck in a tough spot now with the ACC and likely is a team on the outside looking in on the realignment to 2 super conferences.
Man I was trying to find a letsrun thread on this but couldn't bc you called him Wilson lmfao
I'm also confused by the move, Watson is the kind of guy who LOVES gear and all the bells and whistles a place BC does NOT have...
It's somewhat in character for Watson to bail unexpectedly considering the UVA guys found out he left for Texas via Flotrack first, not from Watson himself.
Based on where he coached/ran before, it doesn't look like he'd love Boston. I can't figure this out. Lets get wild theories going
Pete Wilson, the former governor of CA, is still alive. Turns 89 in a few days.
He's been applying for jobs all summer. Finally grabs something. This will be a good thing for Texas eventually, as there have been several almost coup d'état in the past few years at by the distance ppl. There will be no tears cried in Austin.
Can someone explain what is going on? Is he going to be the women's coach? I thought that was the job open and Matt Kerr is the men's coach.
Yet Watson is best known for the men he has coached.
What is happening to the current coaching staff? Are they all staying on? Is Pete cleaning house?
My understanding is that they will combine the programs under Watson. Unclear if Kerr will stay on. The other coaches are Julie Heyde a sprint/hurdles coach and Anna Willard.
There’s enough there to keep all coaches but it would be a slight demotion for Kerr if he stays.
I won't believe BC cares about track until they actually have a track. They built a ton of new facilities in the past few years, to the tune of ~200M...still no track. Good luck recruiting kids to schlep out to Allston or wherever they're practicing!
Jamaica Pond Scum wrote:
I won't believe BC cares about track until they actually have a track. They built a ton of new facilities in the past few years, to the tune of ~200M...still no track. Good luck recruiting kids to schlep out to Allston or wherever they're practicing!
I believe they get exclusive access to the NB track, which I believe would give them one of the best “home” tracks in the NCAA. It’s two miles away, which isn’t super close in terms of Boston but would be a quick shuttle from campus.
They can’t run fast because the accents are like nails on a chalkboard, there’s too much snow slush everywhere, and the greenline T train smells like piss
BC Men are fully funded. Not sure where you get your info from.
rd1988 wrote:
BC Men are fully funded. Not sure where you get your info from.
No scholarships at all. Coaches and gear paid by the school. Travel expenses outside of ACC trip comes from donations
rd1988 wrote:
BC Men are fully funded. Not sure where you get your info from.
Just guessing because this seems to be at many of the underachieving D1 programs ….Probably a lot of funding to middle distance chumps, freshman year comes and along with the beer pong tournaments/frat boy conversion and then nowhere to be found? Can’t coach desire
That's an indoor track, are they running there year-round? Anyway, any school that spends $200 million on new facilities but has no track, doesn't care about track. It's not like they're downtown, they have plenty of space.
Probably left Texas because all schools must now display a poster that reads “In God we trust.” Too much government in your business in Texas.