Sarah Baxter, Mary Cain....The college search is on!

I think cain could still win. Until the first 2 miles of the race, we wont know!

It's funny how people think that because of Salazar Cain will automatically be better in the long term. Cain continues to race indoor and far into the summer while Baxter has shut down her succesfull track seasons after State, giving herself adequate time to recover and build up her base. Baxter's coach seems to have been taking the long term approach so far.

As for College, they might be teammates at Oregon but I don't think either want to look like they are just following Hasay's path.

UW all the way baby!

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Hey, if pac12fan is allowed to be annoying so am I

Cain will go to Oregon to be closer to Salazar. It's pretty obvious, actually

Remember Caitlin Chock?

Yes, Salazar had to send Caitlin Chock back home. If you can't be structured enough to follow rules, you won't run for Salazar.

What is the point of this thread?

Cain is way too smart for Oregon. She'll go to Stanford, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, or Georgetown. I'd put my money on one of the first three (if she competes in the NCAA at all)

I bet Cain never runs 1 NCAA race. Why should she?

She should probably "Michelle Wie" it and turn pro but go to a good school on her own dime. She should not do any of the other Wie stuff though.

I've heard that Sarah really wants to go to Oregon and follow Hasay's footsteps.

re; cain - honest question - can anyone think of a female NCAA mid d runner who actually had a shot at a national team?

If MC can run sub 2:00/4:10 consistently...the NCAA might not be the best place for her. I mean what's the point?

asdkgjslagj wrote:

Cain is way too smart for Oregon. She'll go to Stanford, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, or Georgetown. I'd put my money on one of the first three (if she competes in the NCAA at all)

No one is way too smart for Oregon. Oregon is just as good as anywhere for undergrad. Even "better" than some of those schools you listed depending on the major.

agip wrote:

re; cain - honest question - can anyone think of a female NCAA mid d runner who actually had a shot at a national team?

If MC can run sub 2:00/4:10 consistently...the NCAA might not be the best place for her. I mean what's the point?

Free education and, hopefully, quality coaching?

agip wrote:

re; cain - honest question - can anyone think of a female NCAA mid d runner who actually had a shot at a national team?

If MC can run sub 2:00/4:10 consistently...the NCAA might not be the best place for her. I mean what's the point?

Jenny ran in the Oly final in the steeple while a Buff and also ran 3:59 and made the team in 2009, so it's been done. It would not surprise me at all if Mary makes a US team while in high school. Amy Weissenbach, now at Stanford, did compete in the OT 800 while in high school, but got caught up with a fall in the first round and didn't get to advance.

agip wrote:

re; cain - honest question - can anyone think of a female NCAA mid d runner who actually had a shot at a national team?

If MC can run sub 2:00/4:10 consistently...the NCAA might not be the best place for her. I mean what's the point?

Alysia Montano made the WC team while at Cal. Barringer ran 3:59 while still at Colorado.

Ajee Wilson is in a similar position. I think there is something to be said for spending a couple of years honing racing tactics in the NCAA.

You effectively have to be a sub-4:00 female these days to make the US team in the 1500, and it may take ~1:57 to make the 800. That's still a big step, and one that Hasay and others stupid enough to go to Oregon are not likely to make consistently. One the best options actually might be to go to Stanford and train with Cook (and Rowbury among others). She could also go to UCSD and train with Joaquim Cruz (and Alice Schmidt). Both would be far better than holding your nose and believing that Oregon is an institution of any kind of learning.

A 3.3 GPA in high school is pretty pathetic considering the rampant grade inflation at almost every level of education. Utter morons can get 3.7+ at many schools.

The abundance of arrogant snobs here is actually ridiculous.

So the University of Oregon is beneath you? You are that much smarter than the average OU grad??(or any other "terrible" state school)People taking the time to diss these schools clearly lack intelligence, regardless of where they got their degree. Is the ranking of your school the only thing you have to be proud of in life?

Do the world a favor and get over your superiority complex.

Geeez...bunch of road scholars on these boards.

coach d wrote:

You effectively have to be a sub-4:00 female these days to make the US team in the 1500, and it may take ~1:57 to make the 800. That's still a big step, and one that Hasay and others stupid enough to go to Oregon are not likely to make consistently. One the best options actually might be to go to Stanford and train with Cook (and Rowbury among others). She could also go to UCSD and train with Joaquim Cruz (and Alice Schmidt). Both would be far better than holding your nose and believing that Oregon is an institution of any kind of learning.

1. What does Rowbury have to do with Stanford?

2. Why do you think Oregon is not just as good as any other school? You're very wrong about this, but I'm just wondering why you think this.