Solomon Kipchoge of Kenya just committed to Texas Tech. He has run 59:37 for the half marathon and is 28 years old. If he was American he would not be eligible, no?
This is ridiculous. I have no problem with international athletes running in the NCAA. I think it is great for US athletes to compete against and to have teammates from other countries. 28 year old professional athletes - this is not ok. Unfortunately, the ncaa does not have the courage to stop this.
There need to be age limits for athletes. And no scholarships for foreign athletes. The US university system is not a free Olympic training program for the world. Develop for free in America under American coaches paid for by American taxpayers and then go knock Americans off the podium at the Olympics and World Championships. Nah. Especially when they are taking scholarships from Americans.
The home nations or the athletes themselves can foot the bill for training in American universities.
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I refer you to the Duke Coach Exposed thread as just one example. With a roster full of foreign athletes a coach does not have to deal with the rich, the entitled, the constantly complaining, the meddlesome parents, the athletes 'mental health' excuses for virtually anything being asked of them.
I refer you to the Duke Coach Exposed thread as just one example. With a roster full of foreign athletes a coach does not have to deal with the rich, the entitled, the constantly complaining, the meddlesome parents, the athletes 'mental health' excuses for virtually anything being asked of them.
of the 12 finalists in the 1500m, only 2 were aged 28 or older (Tim and Gourley) and Tim (age 28) ran his 1500m PB 3 years ago (age 25).
The top 6 were 23, 26, 25, 23, 21 and 19 respectively.
I'd argue age is a big POSSIBLE advantage in 10k/XC due to aerobic development versus 17-20 year olds. again, not a sure thing, but the venn diagram of age/performance/natural ability intersecting for some people would be a leg up for sure.
Age limits in ncaa would struggle against foreign age documentation anyway.
It's and advantage because he's running against kids like my son who just turned 18 this summer and has only been running since 8th grade. I don't know anything about Solomon - I'm sure he's a great guy and he's smart to take advantage of the system, but I would assume he's had professional coaching and has been running for over a decade. On the other hand kids like my son, were 8 a decade ago and his coach is HS coach was a history teacher
It's and advantage because he's running against kids like my son who just turned 18 this summer and has only been running since 8th grade. I don't know anything about Solomon - I'm sure he's a great guy and he's smart to take advantage of the system, but I would assume he's had professional coaching and has been running for over a decade. On the other hand kids like my son, were 8 a decade ago and his coach is HS coach was a history teacher
Its your fault if you don't train your son from toddlerhood. Of course the U-3 medals go to 9 year old Kenyan age cheats, but he's still years behind.
Most records are set by runners from 22 to 24. 28 year olds are further away from that than an 18 year old is. What you son did at 8 or even 15, is irrelevant to ho fast he is today. 18 months of continuous training provides maximum performance. Stop complaining. Have your alow son transfer to a D3 school.
