The big test this year is if Ryan Wilson, grad student from MIT and 3:55 miler, improves or not. If a coach fumbles the fastest DIII kid, from the most challenging DIII school, they don’t deserve their salary.
This is the question that's been on my mind. I was massively downvoted for questioning the report last spring that Ryan would transfer from MIT, where he could be a second-year graduate student now in a great academic program and an apparently excellent training and racing environment with solid coaching, to Duke, where the only upside seemed to be a chance for picking up some completely unnecessary D1 honors. I still haven't heard any explanation, or even response, to my comment. I thought that it could have something to do with looking for a better shot at the Trials, but I really don't see that.
I saw that Maatoug ran the mile in the Doc Hale meet on Saturday and did not finish. Not sure what happened there. It was her first event since European cross country in early December.
I saw that Maatoug ran the mile in the Doc Hale meet on Saturday and did not finish. Not sure what happened there. It was her first event since European cross country in early December.
Not sure why they are always underwhelming in performances, they recruit well and get good transfers every year. Coaching and Durham being a trash area must be a part of it
Not sure why they are always underwhelming in performances, they recruit well and get good transfers every year. Coaching and Durham being a trash area must be a part of it
Durham is a great area, but you please stay away, mmmk?
This is the question that's been on my mind. I was massively downvoted for questioning the report last spring that Ryan would transfer from MIT, where he could be a second-year graduate student now in a great academic program and an apparently excellent training and racing environment with solid coaching, to Duke, where the only upside seemed to be a chance for picking up some completely unnecessary D1 honors. I still haven't heard any explanation, or even response, to my comment. I thought that it could have something to do with looking for a better shot at the Trials, but I really don't see that.
1:56 season opener for Wilson
The distance coach at Duke is absolutely terrible. If you just want to go to Duke then go. You don’t go there to be coached by a good coach, it’s 100% academic decision.
1:52, is okay, but 4:01 and 8:01 are not "really bad". These are actually pretty fast, faster than anybody in this thread so yea. Not sure about their cross team though.