University of Washington gets the Footlocker National Champion and the NXN National Champion

Still rather early on... if this is the problem in a few months, then it is a legitimate problem. Remember, Washington qualified five women to NCAA Nationals last year (outdoor track) with a 6th not far behind (Saylor barely missed it).

I hope that you don't think that qualifying five women from a program the size of Washington's is anything to be excited about. With the number of scholarships available to women, Washington should routinely be sending a dozen athletes to the NCAA's, and half of them should be scoring points. Anything less, has to make one wonder what's wrong.

Washington puts everything into distance running... so it's no surprise that all 5 who they sent were distance runners, and there are only a limited amount of distance events. Not bad at all, considering it is a lot more selective than xc (where 7 can go)...

Babcock and Campbell are both redshirting injuries.

Do you realize how many scholarships are given out to women in Division 1? That noted, and since Washington puts everything into distance running, don't you see a problem with only five women making it to the championship meet? What are all the other scholarship athletes doing to not make the championships? Are you implying that it is a recruiting problem (the scholarships are being given to girls without sufficient talent)? It just doesn't make sense that more aren't qualifying for championship meets.

What's up with UW women & stress fractures?

"GH: So unfortunately you just found out you've got a stress fracture; how serious is it?

CO: It's actually not too severe. It's in my right femur. It's only going to be about a 6 week process, maybe a little more but much less than some other girls on our team that have had stress fractures, so it's pretty moderate. "

http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/033111aaa.html

I find it very interesting that certain universities chase the footlocker and NXN champion year after year. These girls usually are solid freshman and maybe sophomore but then disappear. Yes, there are exceptions... and one big one comes to mind from 2 years ago. The true art of recruiting is knowing who is under the radar and can step up in college. Looking in the Pac 10, I think Arizona and Arizona State women have done a fantastic job with that recently.

Or maybe it is all luck. How can a college coach really know who is over-trained, who is solid athlete that is trained by a good coach who is focused on development rather than dual meet titles? In my experience college coaches don't really speak much to the high school coaches or give a crap what they are doing. After-all they are judged in how they are doing this year at conference.

So I take it all back, it is all luck and college coaches are clueless lazy bastards who sometimes get lucky. Recruit away Washington!