NCAA East Regional - At Hotel with Tennessee, Vanderbilt, ECF

Gabija galvydyte? Osu 800

Yeah, I think he mentioned her. No it wasn't her. She had a more 'traditional' first name. I was so positive it was OSU but sounds like not.

Ahhh. Found it, Kaylee Dodd, looks like graduated 2019. Lol

Almost without exception, Tennessee athletes, a coach and support staff are all nice and quite talkative, and pleasantly surprised to talk to someone who knows a little about track. Much the opposite with Vandy, talking about athletes only.

Who did they meet who knows a little about track?

lol Me, and I would say little is rather accurate. Enthusiasm wise, in terms of enjoying it, I'd say I score quite a bit higher. But in talking to one of the coaches, I was able to bring up names from 10 years ago and give my opinions on strengths and weaknesses, enough so to get their more knowledgeable insight on same. It was great. I know basketball and I did some sportswriting and was pretty good at interviewing, and I'm excited to talk to anyone more expert on really any sport, and able to learn a lot.

Too bad the majority of the Tennessee staff doesn’t care about their athletes or their well being. They care more about their status.

That’s why the distance coaches cut everyone or forced them into the portal to gravitate to a strictly foreign team. Extremely sad stories I’ve heard from the current athletes. One of the male coaches told the athletes that he “never wants to see their face again”

Why are so many CU people in the portal? Again?

anyone who knows the coaches there, they can almost guarantee who the one who said it was

CU just signed three women transfers including Tennessee's XC #1 and Alabama's #3.

https://www.instagram.com/thestridereport/p/DJrmSMXJn5g/

Dorenkamp's departure is unfortunate for AL. She would've been key for the Tide making a WVU-like run for top spoils at XC Nats this Fall

That's sad if true about distance group. They are making a push to improve there. Newly added mid D/D coach has coached 2 pretty successful women pros, while they were in college. Talked to 1 male distance runner who spent 4 years in ACC before joining Tenn this season. He said it's a great atmosphere, and like the others I talked to this week, impressed me.