It still makes mw laugh to think that certain Coaches build a reputation based on how well a cross country team does. From the time(May 15th lets say) College kids finish track till school resumes in the fall we are looking at a minimum of 3 months. In some cases Four months. I am curious as to why a reputation is built based on what a coach does for less than 1/2 od the build-up for a regional cross race and not the entire school year. Teams like William and Mary are loaded with talented kids yet have only qualified Matt Lane for the NCAA track Championships over the past 6 years. Michigan may make the NCAA cross meet most years but why are they only qualifying the super studs for the NCAA Track Meet. By prepaaring for cross country as the peak of the year we are missing the boat. Reputations should not be made in 10 weeks, they should be made in 10 months. By no means am i singleing out just these teams, many more fall into this catagory. It is just short sighted on the part of many to glorify short sighted progress.