Louie Quintana: new coach of OTC

How could they possibly pick him over Brosnan? What has he done in his 20 years that Brosnan didn’t do in his long tenure at UCLA?

Does this mean he is leaving OSU? I read an article that they might have to gut their athletic department to almost nothing. It’ll be a shame if they lose women’s track too.

Quintana will remain Director of the program at Oregon State. From what I understand, this version of the OTC is much different than previous iterations. it’s not NIKE backed, therefore, it’s not a paying coaching gig. Also, if you’ve been around the sport, Quintana is an elite coach who has quietly had an amazing coaching career. And, he’s just a really good dude. No ego - just coaching. His athletes really enjoy working with him. I think it’s a smart move for this new grassroots version of the OTC.

So OTC is more like Roots Running than a true pro team? Looking at their instagram, seems like only Jenn Randall and Jackson Mestler are the only "elites"?

OTC is returning to its roots. After watching Bowerman and NOP shenanigans plus suffering its own doping scandal with Amos (maybe that couple from Indiana, too?), it is time to jettison Nike funding/meddling and strip it back to basics.

Quintana is a good man and I wish him the best.

Louie owned Jerry in the 1500 and DMR in college. Now he is going to take his coaching jobs, too.

Yeah this is a cool side gig for Louie. Help some emerging elite make finals at USA’s. There isn’t a lot of support unless you’re at the top top!

The biggest piece of news here for me is that OTC still exists. Glad to see it!

He's no Rowland

That's good. As good a person as Mark is, how impressive were the results? He choose to leave for another job. Better for all to welcome change.

Let's see what direction Quintana goes and wish him and his athletes well.

Hmmmmm….so this means OTC passed on Coach Dahl?! Insane!

The group that started out being for mostly University of Oregon alumni will be coached by their in state rival. Love to see it

Yeah this more of a sub elite group that have to world a job but can’t get a contract. Definitely a need in the sport for this kind of runner

Hadn't heard or thought of this guy in over a decade, but I clicked on this thread because he tried to recruit me when he was at ASU. I ended up going to a different school and regretted not going to ASU to run with him because he came across as a very fair and level-headed guy, something that the coach of the school I did end up going to was not. Seemed like he genuinely cared about his athletes and didn't just see them as things to try to score points with. Hard to know for sure since I never actually ran for him, but looking back, yeah, he seemed like a quality guy. That alone helps a lot. Happy to see his name again and that he's still doing well.