Webber International . Is it a good school to run for? Whats it like?

mutant wrote:

Is it a hick town (Babson Park, Fla)?

STOP! you're killing me.

hahaha come on smart ass. give me some information about it. ill take it from that post you must know some good deal about the school. so the school is in hickville, any other information regarding the town and university.

I go to Webber. Its a smaller town but close to Orlando and Tampa. There are a lot of trails around here and some nice hills. Lots of hills for Florida actually.

Since no one else has responded and probably knows nothing about the school, I will reply.

Do not attend. I promise you that you will want to transfer out of there. I personally have not attended the school, but have seen the town and have met people who go there. The word on the street is, Webber sucks. I'm sorry to tell you this, but if you want small this place is realllllll small. I couldn't see them having more than one building for dorms. The price you pay for the school, you might as well go somewhere else.

Austin Richmond is the glory of Webber Athletics, and I think he just finished his senior campaign. The only worth while thing was the XC coach, who just got the job at FL Southern. I would recommend FL Southern if anything.

Schools to look into in FL:

Florida Gulf Coast - State school CHEAPER THAN WEBBER, small class atmosphere, and you can probably run there too (D1)!

FL Southern - Know many people that went there, and great XC program for DII.

Stetson - Expensive, but might be what your looking for.

We just got brand new apartment style dorms and the school is in the Princeton review for top value schools in America.

Thanks alot for your input guys, but feel free to give me more if you'd like. I cant have enough info on the school. Thanks again guys.

If you are intestested in the school, contact the coach. Small schools have their advantages, smaller class size, more one-on-one interaction with professors, and if Mr. Moroney is correct it sounds like they have some viable training grounds.

Webber has miles and miles of great trails if you are interested in running for their XC team. There are some soft surfaces there to prevent injuries as well. The team has some great potential and a great coach that knows a lot about training and improving athletes. Last year was his first year there and two of his athletes had big pr's and went to nationals. One of them earned all-american honors. He has a great relationship with his athletes and knows each one personally so that he may help them individually. The classes are smaller, thus allowing you to have more one-on-one time with your professors. It is a beautiful campus and there are many things for students to do and be involved in. There are clubs, sports, and outdoor activities to be involved in daily.

I don't run for Webber but my old XC coach is now an assistant coach there (Dr. Peter Ormsby). To whoever said the best thing was the coach that left is an extremely one sided remark. Just because the old coach left doesn't mean the new staff isn't as good (or better). Ormsby and his training philosophies personally helped me from a 26:30 8k and 16:11 5k to now a 25:39/15:12 and also a 31:46 10k. Ormsby knows what he is talking about and I'm sure the head coach does as well (I just don't know him). That kid (Austin Richmond) was a no-name in high school and sure came into the program with the old coach, but this new staff also helped him run his best times of his career and at the right time of the season.

Webber doesn't get the top recruits in the state, hell, they probably don't even get some of the "okay" guys. With the kind of talent that they get coming out of high school these coaches can really tap into your full potential. With your times coming out of high school, you could fit quite nicely into their program. From what it sounds like, you also want what the school seems to offer.

To me it sounds like a no-brainer...great personal attention, great area to train in, a team that WILL go to nationals. If I were you, I would at least contact the coach and talk to him personally and see for yourself.

You should definately look into running at Webber International. I took a tour of the school when I was deciding where I wanted to go. There are a ton of beautiful trails all around the campus.

However, I ended up going to the University of Central Florida to run. While I was there I had the privilege to be coached by Dr. Ormsby. He is one of the current coaches at Webber International. I can tell you that with your current times he will have you breaking 16:00 in the 5k your first year at Webber. He worked a lot with Florida State's Cross Country team and knows what he is talking about.

I wish that they had my major there because I would most likely transfer there for my last year of elidgeability.

Thank you very much to the last 3 posters. your comments seem to concrete and reenforce my first impression of the school. it has always been my number one, but just hearing some other people having positive comments about webber has really made my choices easier. thank you very much again for your input pablo, centralflrunner, and ucfrunner.