Class of 2012 Commits

Ashton was did not leave Miami due to homesickness, she got hurt and the plan for recovery differed greatly from what her camp thought was going to be best...schools she is considering are not in California, in fact overheard her telling a great Cali school that she doesn't want to stay in California. She is extremely tight with her sister Julian and loves Michigan but does not want to go to the cold to compete.

douglas burke wrote:

reallydrew? wrote:

So, not only is he going to the worst distance program in the Ivy League, he is also going to a school without a coach for next year? This is a 4:07 miler. Seems a very stupid risk to me. What if the new guy hired brings in his own staff. Why take a chance on the old regime or the new one?

well it's the ivy leagues, maybe academics is more important to him than running and he is going for an academic program.

just a guess, no inside information.

He'll be under Blake Boldon who has been with Penn's distance crews since 2010. He's not only the XC coach but also the distance coach for indoors and outdoors, so Penn will have a distance coach for 2012.

My point exactly. They are currently the worst program in the Ivy League. So, as is isn't so great for someone of Drew's caliber. What if they hire a distance guy as their new head coach then Drew is going to run for someone he has no idea what their training philosophy is. Seems stupid to me for a 4:07 guy to take this risk. If he was a 4:12 guy then maybe ok.

reallydrew? wrote:

My point exactly. They are currently the worst program in the Ivy League. So, as is isn't so great for someone of Drew's caliber. What if they hire a distance guy as their new head coach then Drew is going to run for someone he has no idea what their training philosophy is. Seems stupid to me for a 4:07 guy to take this risk. If he was a 4:12 guy then maybe ok.

So you're saying that Penn would hire a new director of the TF teams, who would also displace Boldon as the XC/distance coach?

I figured that it was Boldon who recruited Drew so Drew should have some idea on what Boldon's training philosophy is. Perhaps Powell had some influence in the decision, but who knows.

what statement wrote:

What statement would she be making exactly? A girl that is 27th at Footlocker doesnt exactly have high prospects of running professionally. Its not like she won footlocker and is going to a small DIII school...oh wait that already happened.

Can you explain? Has a footlocker champion gone to a DIII school? I'm curious how often any footlocker finalist goes DIII. I'm sure there are one or two each year.

Don't think you'll see the Penn distance program remain a cellar dweller for long under Bolden.

Coach Powell did a nice job considering the lack of a field house and actually attracted some very good middle distance guys to Penn. Now with the new bubble up and with a guy specifically focused on distance (Bolden) in place, I'd look for the quality to improve over time. Coach Bolden is a very energetic guy with an upbeat personality. Best guess is he brings a number of quality kids to Penn over the next couple years.

Penn has signed Awad, Magaha, Kirk Webb, and Brendan Smith....Perhaps knowing all those guys were coming persuaded Magaha?

Justin Time wrote:

what statement wrote:

What statement would she be making exactly? A girl that is 27th at Footlocker doesnt exactly have high prospects of running professionally. Its not like she won footlocker and is going to a small DIII school...oh wait that already happened.

Can you explain? Has a footlocker champion gone to a DIII school? I'm curious how often any footlocker finalist goes DIII. I'm sure there are one or two each year.

Amber Trotter

Heard that Sydni Menier verbal commit to Notre Dame. She doesnt even run XC and is considerd one of Illinois top runners...has won 2 state track titles.

Ayo for yayo wrote:

[Hannah Oneda is still deciding between Columbia and Johns Hopkins[quote]Dave Telep wrote:

She would be making a huge mistake if she went to hopkins

Last I checked all the Hopkins runners are getting faster each year. You probably thought Missy Buttry made a mistake going to Wartburg, or Nick Symmonds going to Wilamette.

bump

Brannon Kidder to Penn State.

Good luck and stay out of showers.

Any news on Amanda Fox? She also broke Kayla Beattie Illinois State record this year for XC.

Will Julie Nacouzi be signing to run anywhere? I know she graduated last year but I thought the plan was for her to head for community college or junior college for a year. I can't find any information about where she ended up. Talented runner, surely somebody can find a roster spot and some scholarship money for her.

Megan Lacy committed to Stanford last week

Amanda Fox was actually 2 seconds off the record.

Taylor Manett 12 MW,Rockford, MI - University of Michigan on a full ride

Billy Gaudreau is going to Harvard, not Columbia.

Does anyone know if Texas Men's and Women's will be signing anyone? They're recruiting has been kind of slow. I know about Daniel Vertiz and Kendall Howen though.

Connor Rog has changed his mind and will follow his coach to UVA.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/01/27/sports/high_school/doc4f23577966911871452169.txt

I guess he decided the wide variety of cereals wasn't all that important after all. (In a MileSplit article - "I totally dug the dining hall scene at UNC which had amazing food and cereal. which is my favorite. Oh and they had beautiful girls. Life just seemed perfect for me at UNC.")