Torrence, Matusak, Coe, and soon Oshier.
All went to HS in CA and either ran or will run for the Cal Bears. Somewhere Mark Wetmore must be jealous!
German Fernandez should have gone to this school.
Torrence, Matusak, Coe, and soon Oshier.
All went to HS in CA and either ran or will run for the Cal Bears. Somewhere Mark Wetmore must be jealous!
German Fernandez should have gone to this school.
1. California is by far the most populous state in the U.S.
2. Three stars over the course of 8 years is not that impressive.
3. To answer your question, no.
Also, to be honest Torrence is the only one who has continued to develop. He's a contender for an Olympic spot. Coe and Matusak are in that NCAA All-American but not quite more level.
Torrence - 3:34
Coe - 3:56 mile (equal to 3:38)
Matusak - 3:39
USC, UCLA, Cal and Stanford are the top four monster programs in NCAA athletics that continually dominate the NCAA year after year with the most team champions, individual champions, Olympic medals, World Championships medals, and international medals.
Oh em gee!!!! The flagship state-run university in the largest state in the country has been able to recruit four of that state's best high school runner over the last eight years. Stop the mothaf***in presses!
The answer to your question is obviously no. Matusak, Coe, and Oshier were all at or near 4 minutes in HS. That is a great achievement for them. The fact that Cal recruited them is a great achievement for whoever is in charge of recruiting. Being the best distance program with in-state talent, and what Mark Wetmore would pride himself on, is actually coaching that in-state talent to making great improvements. Cal has not done that.
watcher mahan wrote:
Also, to be honest Torrence is the only one who has continued to develop. He's a contender for an Olympic spot. Coe and Matusak are in that NCAA All-American but not quite more level.
Torrence - 3:34
Coe - 3:56 mile (equal to 3:38)
Matusak - 3:39
Out of that group, Torrence had the weakest HS credentials as well.
Coe was 2nd at FLN. Matusak placed high there as well(don't remember off the top of my head). So, Cal took 2 of the best HS runners in the country and made them NCAA All Americans. Not bad, but nothing to write home about.
Four Tops wrote:
USC, UCLA, Cal and Stanford are the top four monster programs in NCAA athletics that continually dominate the NCAA year after year with the most team champions, individual champions, Olympic medals, World Championships medals, and international medals.
Not only does this get old, it actually has nothing to do with the thread topic. I'm from California too, but sheesh...
I really think most track people are aware of the Cal. schools. Please stop.
Texas in the mid 2000s
Jacob Hernandez- 1:45
Kyle Miller 3:36
Leo - 3:32
Stanley - 3:41
Brown - 3:58 mile
Morse - 8:34 steeple
I mean those are all Texas High school kids. I'd Say UT in the Vig era did pretty damn well with home grown talent...
Which school in CA do you think is the best at DEVELOPING in-grown talent? I wouldn't say it's Cal.
USC, UCLA, Cal and Stanford are the top four monster programs in NCAA athletics that continually dominate the NCAA year after year with the most team champions, individual champions, Olympic medals, World Championships medals, and international medals.
Awesome. Go Bears !
Michael Coe has run 3:56.8 and 7:47 but has never medalled (not won, but never medalled) in a Pac 10 championship.
I find that kinda disappointing.
For the dude who said Texas - they don't have to compete for recruiting with ta team like Stanford.
German if you're reading this - transfer to Cal baby!
Pathetic/anemic in the distances, for all the talent they have on that campus.
question.......... wrote:
Which school in CA do you think is the best at DEVELOPING in-grown talent? I wouldn't say it's Cal.
Chico State
A thread about Cal pops up every now and then, can we please end it now with this, Cal Sucks.
The Cardinal Red = Stanfurd douchebag of epic proportions. Cal is on the rise baby.
Combined, CAL scored 2 points at the pac tens in the men's 800, 1,500, Stp, 5k and 10k. Case closed. Again. SCOREBOARD!
cal has a distance program?
Ohio State has a really good group towards future as well. Nothing compared to Oregon, Texas, Stanford, but pretty impressive to think they started as walk-ons.
Ian Connor (4th NCAA CC, 3:57 mile, 8:31 steeple)
Rob Myers (3:53 mile, 3:34 1500, 3-time USA Champion)
Brian Olinger (10th NCAA CC, 8:19 steeple, 13:30)
Jeff See was just after and I am certain didn't walk on.
What other in-home state talent?
Binghamton has a 29:35 guy and a 3:57 2 time All American from Broome County New York. With the exception of one the rest of their roster is from NYS including a 46.23 400 guy and a former NCAA pole vault champ (18'7"1/2).