No need for silly Heps and other assorted nonsense, she should so turn pro!
No need for silly Heps and other assorted nonsense, she should so turn pro!
Big fan of Abbey, but not sure what she gains by going pro now. Stay at Dartmouth, get support, get great races, kick ass, still get a chance to go to nationals and worlds in 2013, get a degree from an Ivy, then go pro. What's the benefit in going pro now?
Uh making monies?
she missed the Olympic team by .20!!! NCAA might seem anti-climatic after that! She clearly could get a Pro-Contract now if she wanted.
yeah, not sure what her major is, but at an ivy she can continue to develop until graduation. Then go to grad school and train as a pro.
It is not like a male basketball player, who our BIG 10 coach says needs to snag enough money to set them up for life in the first 3 yrs.
If she got a shoe contract, what would it be? 30k? 50k?
I think women enhance their market value more than men do by winning NCAA Titles.
Look at where Rupp is compared to Webb and Ritz? They are all similar talents, but Rupp is the most decorated and the highest paid.
Abby D rules wrote:
she missed the Olympic team by .20!!! NCAA might seem anti-climatic after that! She clearly could get a Pro-Contract now if she wanted.
Nope she missed by the number of athletes in front of her.
she runs .20 faster and she is on the Olympic Team.
poppaspinoni wrote:
Abby D rules wrote:she missed the Olympic team by .20!!! NCAA might seem anti-climatic after that! She clearly could get a Pro-Contract now if she wanted.
Nope she missed by the number of athletes in front of her.
What a great race, I was screaming at my computer as she was coming down the homestretch!! Whether she goes pro or stays in school she's got a fan for life!
Give the girl a break.
She's always so composed in interviews, and it's perfectly normal to be emotional and disappointing after missing the Olympic Games by 0.19 SECOND. Especially when she didn't know Conley was coming up.
Seeing the ecstasy on those girl's faces must be tough when you know you were sooo close.
what a class act. she's got so much more upside too.
I would be surprised--not astounded, but surprised--if she were to turn pro now. It was a mighty run, and getting an Oly A is quite an accomplishment; but she's still more than a minute slower than the world record (i.e. not truly an international-caliber athlete) and a relative newcomer to high-level training and racing. She's been learning a lot and making fairly consistent progress at Dartmouth--hard to see a reason for her to turn pro (and, realistically, earn peanuts).
That said: as the Big Red Fan, I'd be perfectly okay with her turning pro and leaving Ivy competition!
stupid rounds wrote:
No need for silly Heps and other assorted nonsense, she should so turn pro!
Hitting the A standard is only relevant for qualifying for the Olympics. She finished 5th and all 4 in front of her have the A standard, so she's not going.
And if the A standard is indicative of being world class, keep in mind the women's 5000 is about the weakest A standard out there.
Yes, she could get a pro contract, but not a very good one.
quitting school and a successful working relationship with her coach so she can make $50k?
Probably not going to happen.
Get the degree ...maybe win the NCAA XC Champs.....maybe win the NCAA 5000m..............turn Pro in June 2013.
1500 4life wrote:
she runs .20 faster and she is on the Olympic Team.
poppaspinoni wrote:Nope she missed by the number of athletes in front of her.
Nope, she has to finish in front of the two girls immediately in front of her.
And if I was a women, I'd be someone's Aunt, instead of an Uncle.
stupid rounds wrote:
No need for silly Heps and other assorted nonsense, she should so turn pro!
Ruibbish. Get her degree from a great school. Run as long as she can in college, make a name for herself.
Run pro if she still wants to run after college. She's a lap behind the best in the world.
Ivy League doesn't give scholarships, but most athletes are on some kind of academic or need based aid. If she turned pro, would she still be able to attend School and receive whatever financial aid she was on as a regular student?
If so, the only thing she'd be missing out on by turning pro, would be the ability to compete in the NCAA.
YOur thread topic is very deceptive and in poor taste. And you say the benefit of turning pro is money lol!
Really? Oh yeah very lucrative for an athlete who just eeked through with the A standard. More money than an Ivy League education? I don't think so.
Of course she is not turning pro. She is a fantastic athlete and she's smart too. Too smart to do something that stupid.
ivyer wrote:
Ivy League doesn't give scholarships, but most athletes are on some kind of academic or need based aid.
"Ivy League doesn't give athletic scholarships, but most students are on some kind of [ ]need-based (only) aid."
Fixed. No merit/academic/sports scholarships in the Ivy League. Same (need-based) financial aid policy for all students.