announced moments ago is former CU Buff Jay Johnson, featured in Chris Lear's "Running With the Buffaloes" book. A young, enthusiastic, friendly guy who has some experience as Pratt (Community) College's head XC/track coach in Hayes, Kansas. Jay will manage the recruiting duties and replicate Jason Drake's role in its entirety; Drake took the head distance/xc post at Washington State.
the community college is in Pratt, Kansas. Jay left that program at the end of last year to take a job at a div. II school in texas (SW Texas state? - I forgot). This is news to me that he accepted a position at CU
FYI: Southwest Texas is D1 (the Bobcats even produced a XC All-American last year, Randy Arias). I had also heard Jay Johnson was starting at SwTx this fall. Anybody with any more info?
I think Jay bailed on SWTS as soon as the Colorado asst. job came up when Jason Drake left for Washington State. He just got engaged to ex-Georgetown runner Laura Sturgess (sp?), who lives in Boulder, so this is a long-awaited opportunity for Jay Johnson. My bad for not mentioning SWTS in the initial post.
FYI: Southwest Texas is D1 (the Bobcats even produced a XC All-American last year, Randy Arias). I had also heard Jay Johnson was starting at SwTx this fall. Anybody with any more info?
Randy Arias was a very good runner. Whatever happened with that guy?
Remember this guy? Any shot to go back to Buff Land?
Better shot than Ritz or even Culpepper. He's at least run a full collegiate program and knows his way around compliance and government expense reports. I doubt Ritz even sees the budget for OAC.
Remember this guy? Any shot to go back to Buff Land?
Better shot than Ritz or even Culpepper. He's at least run a full collegiate program and knows his way around compliance and government expense reports. I doubt Ritz even sees the budget for OAC.
Not really the coaches job at a Div I, P5, FBS school. They have a compliance staff. Compliance is the compliance persons job.
I am sure the Athletic department takes care of the paper. Probably already do for the current staff. At this point CU would be better served having a coach that can coach and is up to coaching.
It gonna be lil red. Midas touch in Golden, with mostly CO boys. He knows how to play the ncaa game. They should get a sprints, throws guy and a good admin. Siemers can focus on 800 and up + XC.