So I was looking at the USF women's roster...and I want to know how in the world their roster is so BIG?!?!?! I think they have over 50 distance runners alone. That is insane to me.
Thoughts?
http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&KEY=&SPID=2932&SPSID=36753
http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&KEY=&SPID=2927&SPSID=36719
Some schools pad their women's rosters with track athletes that might not necessarily be distance runners, to help with Title 9 numbers. Not sure if this is the case, but tossing it out there as a possibility.
Here are the PRs of one USF girl selected at random from the list who is allegedly a "distance" runner.Outdoor 100 Meters 12.34 2009 (HS) 200 Meters 26.79 2010400 Meters 1:02.36 2010100 Hurdles 14.73 2010
carumba wrote:
Some schools pad their women's rosters with track athletes that might not necessarily be distance runners, to help with Title 9 numbers. Not sure if this is the case, but tossing it out there as a possibility.
I guess I should do more research in the future.
Everyone wants to live in Frisco.
Frisco sure is nice. Too bad we're talking about Univ. of South Florida. But keep up the good work, you're sure to have a good joke soon.
Florida wrote:
So I was looking at the USF women's roster...and I want to know how in the world their roster is so BIG?!?!?! I think they have over 50 distance runners alone. That is insane to me.
Thoughts?
http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&KEY=&SPID=2932&SPSID=36753http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&KEY=&SPID=2927&SPSID=36719
While an interesting point, why is anyone looking at USF's roster? It's not like they should draw attention as when they had Braman running the show.
Too much fried food, probably.
evident wrote:
Here are the PRs of one USF girl selected at random from the list who is allegedly a "distance" runner.
Outdoor
100 Meters 12.34 2009 (HS)
200 Meters 26.79 2010
400 Meters 1:02.36 2010
100 Hurdles 14.73 2010
She should move up to the 800 :>)
Maybe looking at it because I am a FL coach/parent and my kid has talked to the school.
Florida, I would definitely head down to the campus and check it out before sending your daughter there. I know a couple of girls there on the team and they aren't very happy with their decisions to go there. The coaching is weak at best and many of the runners that have gone there were high school state champions in florida and have never gotten any better. The campus is lackluster at best and not visually appealing whatsoever. I personally like to be on a campus that is scenic(i.e. UF or FSU, both great schools with great running programs). You're daughter depending on her ability could definitely walk on at any of the two larger schools I mentioned, start out at the bottom, and work her way up while improving all the way. I personally at one point looked at USF and the coach there told me I wasn't good enough to run for his team. Didn't bother me however because I went to one of the larger schools I mentioned and ended upo running minutes faster than any of the kids on his team. Funny how life works. Best of luck to your daughter in her college decision making! Tell her to keep in mind that when it comes to running it's better to be a small fish in a big pond and work your way to the top!
Not all fit into that category...They have had plenty breakthroughs in the last 2 years....in college it all depends on what your willing to give up to be successful.