How is the track/xc program at Manhattan college?
How is the track/xc program at Manhattan college?
it's run in The Bronx.
field program great, XC team very weak. they are right across the street from VCP and should bring in a legitimate Cross Country coach to build that program up. first thing they need to do is pay the XC coach, which is a full time position all year, a full time salary. 15k doesnt cut it for anyone legit, sorry to say. they have been good before but can be awesome with a legit XC/MD/Distance guy in there.
Agreed! Sad to see such a dismal mid distance and distance team at a school with such tradition. (I think Matt Centuwitz (spelling??) still has the school freshman record at VCP)
The head coach is a throws coach and puts all the resources into the field events. I'm surprised the athletic department and administration puts up with it. The will not see a penny from me until something changes.
They win MAAC titles every single year in indoor and outdoor track and field. They won an IC4A title 2-3 years ago indoors. They always get a person or two to the NCAA Championships. Why would the administration not put up with it?
I think old Jasper means that xc-country and mid-distance always have been an important part of MC's t&f program.
I know for a fact that many old jaspers thinks it is a shame that this venerable program can't match a better xc roster.
During my years as a jasper we at least had 7 guys running better than 26:30 at vcp with the best running sub 25. We even tied with Iona for the 2001 MAAC XC-title. We also placed top 10 at xc regionals, might have been as good as eight place.
We also had runners that were running 1.47, 1.50, 3.43, 13.59 that qualified for NCAA's and IC4A's earning all-east certificates.
And the field program were about equal with today.
My time at MC was great and vcp with its environments are great. Rockies are not that far of either. We used to go there every sunday during the fall. Great place, great memories.
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