You would think that they would have a shot, or at least do better than they do every year, right? Florida has a ton of running talent, and Miami is a beautiful city and you can train year round, so wouldn't you think that they would attract some of the top runners from up north and get some of the top talent in FL? Why don't they ever compete for anything? Also, from what my sister told me, if you are even a pretty good student, they are very generous with merit-based aid.
Two problems
A. They are a private school, so it is not cheap to go there
B. They are not a very well funded team
Fair Is Fair wrote:
Two problems
A. They are a private school, so it is not cheap to go there
B. They are not a very well funded team
You can still be successful. American University used to make nationals pretty frequently, and so did Bucknell. Both of these are private schools, not elite academically (unlike Princeton, etc), and not well funded.
There's just less distance talent down south to begin with.
Miami doesn't recruit distance runners. It is a sprint/jumps oriented track program. Men's program is less funded than the woman's. While it is nice there in the winter (summer is brutal) there are no trails near the school so all the running is on pavement and golf courses. The only hills down there are bridges as well.
Also, don't compare UMiami with American. Trying to run 80 miles in Miami compared to American is night and day. Miami has to be one of the worst training environments for distance runners. Miami did produce an Olympic Trials Marathoner, Nick Gramsky, but he only got great once he got under Centrowitz in DC.
I think its theoretically possible for UM to have a good middle distance program, but competing in XC on hilly courses is far-fetched. I think in order to compete they would have to train for much of the summer somewhere else that wasn't flat and covered in concrete, and recruit athletes from outside of Florida who weren't completely shocked by some of the courses they will be facing in college competition.
als wrote:
Also, don't compare UMiami with American. Trying to run 80 miles in Miami compared to American is night and day. Miami has to be one of the worst training environments for distance runners. Miami did produce an Olympic Trials Marathoner, Nick Gramsky, but he only got great once he got under Centrowitz in DC.
Good try Nick!
Melanie schultz qualified as an individual to ncaa xc 5 or 6 years ago.
chill with the hate. we get your point pr*ck, fsu had a good ncaa meet.
florida's men made the meet last year, but, failed to this year. we can all read the f**king results.
it's not enjoyable running 70+ miles a week in 80 degrees temperature and 95% humidity
Wayne Coyne wrote:
Melanie schultz qualified as an individual to ncaa xc 5 or 6 years ago.
chill with the hate. we get your point pr*ck, fsu had a good ncaa meet.
florida's men made the meet last year, but, failed to this year. we can all read the f**king results.
Roid rage much? Maybe YOU are the one that needs to chill with the hate.
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