Tom Donnelly and D3 Haverford Men's XC at Princeton...

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13 years ago 10/18/2010 9:07am EDT

Ran across the results from the Princeton Invitational this past weekend, D3 Haverford College finished behind Texas, but only 5 points behind Princeton.

Here are the results (click on link in story):

http://www.haverford.edu/athletics/story.php?id=43521&u=3

10 guys under 26:00 for 8K at a D3 school...Tom Donnellly continues to do extraordinary things with ordinary runners. I know there was a thread about Donnelly on here several years ago. Donnelly gets more from less better than anyone. He is a fantastic coach, one of the best anywhere, period, including Salazar.

Haverford could be very competitive in many small and mid-level D1 conferences.

Is Haverford a front runner to win D3 this year? I believe based on the Princeton Invite results, they have to be considered a favorite.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 9:23am EDT

re: SebCoesGhost

They def could win it all this year.

Tom gets you to believe. That is >50% of the task.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 9:27am EDT

re: SebCoesGhost

SebCoesGhost wrote:
Ran across the results from the Princeton Invitational this past weekend, D3 Haverford College finished behind Texas, but only 5 points behind Princeton.

Princeton ran @ Pre-Nats, so this was their 8-14th. Not sure about TX.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 9:36am EDT

re: Off the Grid

They're currently ranked 6th in D3.

A good performance probably, but there are another 7-8 D3 teams that can run those times depending on the course and weather.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 10:04am EDT

re: hmmmm

North Central would have crushed their souls.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 10:19am EDT

re: Terra Yogga Warrior

Yes, Haverford is good, but North Central continues to be above and beyond everyone else in D3. They've probably got 5 runners who could be All American this year.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 1:16pm EDT

re: Fusion

I checked out some North Central results. They seem to be loaded and even stronger than Haverford.

Nevertheless, Donnelly gets more from less than anyone else in the country.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 1:55pm EDT

re: SebCoesGhost

And to think, Haverford is one of the hardest schools to be accepted by in the country. Yeah, Donnelly does a good job! Try recruiting to one of the most rigorous academic institutions known...

13 years ago 10/18/2010 2:03pm EDT

re: Mideast

My Son ran with Donnelly's son in HS. Tom is the nicest, friendliest, most helpful guy you'd ever want to meet. Came to nearly all the meets, knew most of the other kid's names. Super guy. His kid--a superior leader.

13 years ago 10/18/2010 3:10pm EDT

re: Mideast

Mideast wrote:
And to think, Haverford is one of the hardest schools to be accepted by in the country. Yeah, Donnelly does a good job! Try recruiting to one of the most rigorous academic institutions known...

The old "Cello Practice" excuse

As in, "I could have run better if I didn't have cello practice".

Running at schools like Haverford is not a priority, and it is not a priority for the students there, regardless of claims to the contrary.

You do not go to Haverford to run - why pay $200k for something like this? That it has a great coach and program is an after-thought. A lot of good runners might have come from Haverford, but in the context of this type of college, it is almost irrational.

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