Toledo seems like a school that is really making a name for itself in Womens Cross-Country. I also really like the financial packages that are available. I have heard some negatives about Coach Hadsell from another coach in the MAC and I want to make sure that it is just negative recruiting.
I know a sophomore who loves the team. Check out Coach H's Coffee Talk podcast to get a bit more insight to his personality. The fact that he puts on this show and gets some interesting guests tells me that he is more ambitious than most coaches.
I can't say I know much about the team's training but it looks like a program on the rise.
I also know a team member who loves the situation and feels that Coach Hadsell does an excellent job.
If anyone is bad mouthing Kevin, then that is more of a reflection on them than on Kevin. He's an outgoing dude who cares for his athletes. I'm certain that was borne out of jealousy. Call him yourself and visit with the current athletes and decide for yourself.
Agree with the above poster. The advice from the other MAC coach is definitely directed towards negative recruiting. Toledo is a great program designed for tough athletes who want to excel.
Thanks everyone. I was hoping that it was just negative recruiting on others part.
too bad the same atmosphere is not available for the men.
From what I have heard he is a pretty decent womens coach who is a great recruiter on the womens side of things but most the girls get injured there. Look at the amount of talent they have on that team its way more then any other team in the mac, lets not even get started on how bad of a mens coach he is.
Pretty decent? I'd say he's acheived a lot higher than "pretty decent". I follow the MAC pretty well. The amount of injuries don't seem to be any different at Toledo than anywhere else. And these women aren't exactly huge recruits.
MAC this year with 8 All-MAC and I would bet not a single one of those women were under 5:00 for the mile in high school.
The MAC was extremely down this year on the womens side and has not been strong except for a few individuals like Accurso from OU.
Akron13 wrote:
The MAC was extremely down this year on the womens side and has not been strong except for a few individuals like Accurso from OU.
Ummm. They went to their 3rd straight NCAA Championships and were ranked as high as 15th at one point. I think we have found the source of our "sour grapes".
As someone who used to coach in the MAC Kevin has done an outstanding job at Toledo. He has a philosophy of what he wants and he is directed toward that goal. No one can argue with his results over the years. For MAC teams to make the NCAA's whether its men or women is quite difficult. Yet Toledo's women have made it multiple times. That should say all you need to know about the program. I'm not sure how any MAC coach could downgrade the accomplishments of Keven and the ladies.
Accurso is obviously the real deal, she won the region. But to say Toledo won because the MAC had a "down year" is a joke. Last year they scored the lowest team score in MAC history, and this year's squad beat that score. They didn't even have their entire "A" team assembled at the Region and still pulled out an at large bid to make their third straight NCAA appearance. Do I also need to remind you they only had one senior on their team this year? Everyone returns except for Belair. So to answer the question, there is obviously negative recruiting happening at other MAC schools, because Toledo doesn't even need to advertise their depth, talent level, and dedication. The numbers speak for themselves. Hadsell doesn't bother with negative recruiting because the growth of his athletes from their freshman year to their senior year speak for themselves. Any of the women on the team will tell you that.
To answer the injury question, it is probably the same number ratio of women that get injured on other teams, it just seems like "a lot" are hurt because Toledo does carry about 25 women on their distance squad. Same ratio as any other team though. Stress fractures happen everywhere, it's not just at Toledo.
And please don't presume that the person posting as Akron13 in any way represents Scott Jones who is far too classy to make such asinine statements.
The OP is probably a troll trying to spark drama. But if not, don't let Hadsell's masculine, muscular, grizzly like features inimidate you. He's a loveable teddy bear.
Dr. Jones is the man. I wouldn't presume such a thing.
As a warning though, Toledo can be a pretty rough place to live for 4 years. I know at least 10 people who transferred out of Toledo because they didn't like the city...and these are guys that grew up in Cleveland
I'm calling BS on this. Name them
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As a warning though, Toledo can be a pretty rough place to live for 4 years. I know at least 10 people who transferred out of Toledo because they didn't like the city...and these are guys that grew up in Cleveland
I grew up in Toledo and currently attend. I've never had a problem.