UCLA Women? WTF?

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12 years ago 10/16/2011 10:21am EDT

re: mtwthfrsasun

mtwthfrsasun wrote:
We're talking about the women here... which makes this even more interesting. Why such a huge disparity between men's and women's programs? Does Forest Braden coach both?
Think again CA recruiting 101 wrote:
Gee, their men are ranked #22 in the NCAA, maybe you're the one who sucks.

Forrest Braden was 1 year out of Boise State before his old head coach at BSU hired him for the UCLA gig.

Don't be blaming Forrest; blame the UCLA head coach for his hirings. What a disservice are you doing to the UCLA kids when you hire a distance coach with NO coaching experience???

PS what's with ALL the Morikawa's going to UCLA....are they getting a family discount?

12 years ago 10/16/2011 2:45pm EDT

re: Halmanz

Um wasn't Shannon Murakami the only woman from UCLA to advance to nationals?? Not to mention the plethora of Saugus girls who have gone on to be dominant JC runners... before you scoff at the idea of running for a junior college remember that Saugus is not in a great area and many of the kids have problems adjusting academically to a big D1 school far from home.

Get your facts strait before you bad mouth one of the best high schools coaches in history.

12 years ago 10/16/2011 2:52pm EDT

re: shut up...

Anyone know where UCLA pole vaulter Aubree Stark and her nice set is today ?

12 years ago 10/16/2011 3:03pm EDT

re: shut up...

Take a look at a few track schools that have sprint based women's programs that succeed nationally in XC with a similar "brand":

-Texas - Sisson in 5th year

-North Carolina - Watson in 3rd year

-Florida - Morgan in 5th year

Bradden in 2nd season. Give him a little time to develop his own kids. It takes time when you can't BUY talent.

12 years ago 10/16/2011 3:24pm EDT

re: mtwthfrsasun

You guys forget how difficult it is to be an undergrad at one of the ARWU's top academic schools. UCLA is a public school in Los Angeles, the media, entertainment, style, sports, TV, Pornography, art, fashion, motion picture, etc. center of the world.

Going to school at UCLA was like being in the middle of a traffic jam at the mall on Christmas eve. You don't know anyone and nobody gives a damn about you. It's NOT a folksy college town environment. UCLA is akin to attending a world class university in the middle of LAX with millions of people in and out rummaging around. UCLA, "is" L.A., and reflects L.A.'s culture.

Having grown up a U.S. gov't civil service brat, we moved every 2 years to a different part of the U.S. and world. The University of Caifornia system of campuses are THE most racially integrated and have the most diverse student bodies that I've seen. There is virtually no defacto segregation as you regulary experience on non-UC campuses. If that's what you want then attend a UC. I did and am glad I did.

12 years ago 11/13/2011 12:16am EST

re: mtwthfrsasun

I don't see how you can hate from outside the club

You can't even get in..!

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