They'll be good for 2 years...then they'll follow the typical pattern of disappearing. One of 'em might come out healthy similarly to their current situation.
Great recruiting class though.
They'll be good for 2 years...then they'll follow the typical pattern of disappearing. One of 'em might come out healthy similarly to their current situation.
Great recruiting class though.
Dusky wrote:
a degree from UW is worth far more to a prospective employer than a degree from UO (or any other school in Washington, Oregon or Idaho for that matter).
If you're only talking about DI schools, fine. But if you're talking about all schools, Whitman and Reed (as well as possibly Willamette, Lewis and Clark, and University of Puget Sound) degrees are worth as much, if not more than, UW degres (and they should be for what you pay for them).
Back on topic, though . . . Jesus-titty-f***ing-Christ that is a good women's distance recruiting class.
Wow Mackenzie Carter from FM... definitely has experience running with a championship team.
Also Kelly McDonald-Strong was the one who recruited these women before stepping down. There was speculation as to whether these runners would change their decisions after she stepped down.
Another name was posted to Twitter and DyeStat; Liberty Miller, 14th at Footlocker
f you're only talking about DI schools, fine. But if you're talking about all schools, Whitman and Reed (as well as possibly Willamette, Lewis and Clark, and University of Puget Sound) degrees are worth as much, if not more than, UW degres (and they should be for what you pay for them).No they are not.
Villanova wrote:
Villanova
- Great acedemics
- No FL, NON, NIN or NXN Champs
- Good sprinters and field events
** NCAA XC Champs **
Parents and coaches should play a major part in a college decision, a lot of 17 year olds will do like I did an choose the school with the best track team and/or the best looking coeds.
TrackCoach,
Villanova signed Emily Lipari... she won the mile at NIN last year and placed 11th at FL and has won the 1500m and 3000m NY titles outdoors twice.
Be serious please. Nova has average academics.
UW isn\'t one of those west coast Kike and Gook schools it is ? Can\'t get an A in any classes nor a damn American Hot Dog nor pork for lunch either.
It looks like Washington did as it has been doing for awhile now, gave out big scholarship money to distance running female athletes at the expense of a represntative Pac 10 track and field program. Look at the facts, Metcalf is trying to save his job by winning a XC title, at the same time, his men's XC program sucks, as does both his men's and women's track and field programs. So where does that leave Washington? Well, they will battle it out for the Pac 10 women's XC title with Oregon and maybe Stanford, but they will basically be a "no show" school for everything else. Greatest female NCAA XC team ever??? Thats what we heard last year and then they couldn't even beat Villanova's woman at the big show.
This talk about a good recruiting class at Washington is nonsense. I pulled up this info on the Oregon Duck recruits who just signed LOI's. Apparently, they have more coming in, and a fabulous men's recruit class to go with this unparralled women's class. The rich apparently to keep getting richer.
Phyllis Francis, touted as having excellent future Olympian potential in the 800M. Ran 400 meters with the pros at Millrose last week and was 3rd overall. Time of 55.82
English Gardner ran a 55m the end of December at Seaton Hall won with 7:32. One of the country's top HS sprinters.
Megan Patrignelli ran a 1000 M the 29th of Jan. Won with a 2:59.57. Will focus on the 1500/3K in college
Chizoba Okodogbe ran yesterday in the California Indoor Champs won the 600 1:27.31. Unlimited 800/1500/3K meter potential.
Kortney Ross, 13' 4" vaulter as a HS junior in California.
Laura Roesslar has a 2:03.08 800M PB
Sarah Andrews #3 rated XC runner in the nation last year.
Lauryn Newson is a CC recruit (sprints and horizontal).
XRated Files wrote:
It looks like Washington did as it has been doing for awhile now, gave out big scholarship money to distance running female athletes at the expense of a represntative Pac 10 track and field program. Look at the facts, Metcalf is trying to save his job by winning a XC title, at the same time, his men's XC program sucks, as does both his men's and women's track and field programs. So where does that leave Washington? Well, they will battle it out for the Pac 10 women's XC title with Oregon and maybe Stanford, but they will basically be a "no show" school for everything else. Greatest female NCAA XC team ever??? Thats what we heard last year and then they couldn't even beat Villanova's woman at the big show.
Sounds like another Oregon fan who still bitter over their teams caoming back with zero championships this past cross country season. Oh, and how many outdoor titles, zero. Guess some should look at te scoreboard.
And this is setting up for this fall's Pac 10 cross country championships hosted by the UW in Seattle...we could have folks sitting on the barbed wire fence at Jefferson Park GC watching the titanic showdown between Washington and Oregon with 100000 people cheering when Jordan Hasay drops out after Kendra Schaaf puts the hammer down.
"And oe'r the land the loyal band will sing the glory of Washington forever", or something like that.
Washington sucks. Always has, always will. Sorry but I speak the truth.
You can't be serious? Oregon finished #2 on the men's side after being national champions the year before. Oregon was the men's Indoor national champions last year. Individual champions galore with Andrew Wheating, Rachel Yurkovich, et al Ducks are cool, and FAST, and loaded with great champion athletes. On top of that, they have the #1 women's recruit class and another top men's recruit class. Face it, they are the resurrection of American collegiate track and field along with Texas A & M. Top two programs in the country, bar none.
Which begs the question...if you are in charge of a college track & field program with a sub par outdoor track facility, and an awesome indoor facility in a part of the country that makes it difficult to attract sprint talent that you need to consistently win or place highly in the NCAA indoor/outdoor championships, do you:
a) go with the Metcalf/Dave Smith model and bank your scholarships on distance runners, knowing that you can't win in track;
b) try and get a balanced team (sprints/jumps/distance/throws) knowing that by doing so, you cut down your chances of winning a cross country title;
c) lower your academic standards and roll the dice on JC transfers; or
d) recruit foreign athletes that can win for you, knowing you'll draw the ire of high school coaches in your state?
If you are afraid to compete in track and field and aren't willing to put in the work, you go the "a" route (as have Metcalf and Smith). If you give a damn, can coach, and want to compete in both XC and track and field, you go the "b" route.
There are two kinds of people...those who make excuses and do less...and those who work for it and do more.
One thing at a time, guy. Smitty/Metty are 1st getting XC/Dist going, then TF. It's a tough road especially for UW to go up vs. UCLA/USC with their carloads of international TF medals.
Partially true. USC/UCLA have a carload of medals from the past athletes. The athletes of today and the future are however at Oregon, Texax A & M and Stanford. These are the programs that Washington cannot recruit against today. In a few years, there will be other hotbeds that Washington cannot recruit against. What is comes down to is the Seattle just cannot offer the kind of support that is needed to excel in Track and Field. In other words, no one gives a damn in Seattle.
The data shows that USC/UCLA/TX won tons of T&F and other medals at recent IAAF WC and Olympics competitions.
What happend to the XC team this indoor season? With the exception of Katie Follett, I don't think any of them have run or are running much worse than last year. Injuries?
Schaaf: no results
Follett: 4:34 mile
Lawrence: 9:22 3k (9:08 last year)
Babcock: no results
K. Campbell: no results
A. Campbell: 9:42 3k (9:24/15:45 PRs)
Saylor: 5:09 mile