Will Oregon be better for Sarah Baxter than it was for Jordan Hasay

I think she'll be underwhelming in xc in college. It is only 6k. She is a true distance runner. Oregon will likely have her do the 1500/5k to develop speed for the long term knowing she can go pro and have her run 10k as a senior to test the waters.

I think her best potential is in the marathon. But she likely won't move up for a good while. I just hope college is a good enough prep for her future pro career. The shorter distances could really help the speed.

What makes Baxter a "XC specialist"? Because she dominates high school XC? Does she only run XC races? If Baxter is to be an elite pro runner one day she'll need to be more than a XC specialist and do well on the track and/or roads. no pro runner makes money being a XC specialist.

No offense, but I don't get the title of your thread. From my perspective, Hasay had a great collegiate career. Remember this is a girl that 8 years ago many thought she'd fizzle out well before earning multiple All-American awards at Oregon. Plus, she's already made a World team.

I would take her career in a second even if I never made another World team.

rocky mountains wrote:

No offense, but I don't get the title of your thread. From my perspective, Hasay had a great collegiate career. Remember this is a girl that 8 years ago many thought she'd fizzle out well before earning multiple All-American awards at Oregon. Plus, she's already made a World team.

I would take her career in a second even if I never made another World team.

To a degree, I think the OP could be referring to how Hasay ended up faring in her 1500m times and races.

She experienced very marginal improvement in her 1500m PR despite the fact that it was her primary event going into college.

Duckcity wrote:

Also, Oregon coaches have stated on numerous occasions that the XC season is merely a stepping stone for indoor, outdoor track.

when have the Oregon coaches said that? Recently? I have never heard it (admittedly, my attention span waxes and wanes).

Even so the Oregon Women won the National Championship in Cross under a first year head coach last year. :) GO Ducks now it's time for Oregon to ink some others in this great Senior class like Cranny and Maxwell,Etc

Anna Maxwell just committed to Washington

You do understand that the first year head coach had basically zero input on the training for the distance runners, right? I like the Ducks, but I would like to see decent balance in the pac12. Maxwell to Washington - fine. I hope Cranny decides to take her talents to Boulder.

jj stokely wrote:

If it wasn't for Foreigners, Hasay would have another half dozen NCAA Titles. Same with Chris Derrick. Best American born runners we've seen in ages.

Dags is better than Hasay

Rupp is better than Derrick

I hope that Cranny picks either Boulder or Eugene. If Maxwell is going to Washington, I'll predict right now that she will be finished as a quality runner by the time she is a sophomore.

I agree Washington is even worse at developing Women runners then Stanford is. I almost feel sorry for Maxwell almost lol hope she likes losing a lot at Washington. Honestly how does Washington makes thier runners worse once they get to college???????????????? thanks

Duckcity where did you read Maxwell committed to Washington it would seem like only a very "dumn" runner would pick Washington lol

lol i can't even spell dumb right now lol sorry really baked and about to watch some Oregon Basketball why no edit button on here :(((((((((((

I can't stand you

jj stokely wrote:

If it wasn't for Foreigners, Hasay would have another half dozen NCAA Titles. Same with Chris Derrick. Best American born runners we've seen in ages.

So how does Hasay's championship medals stack up against Jenny Simpson's?

pac12fan wrote:

Duckcity where did you read Maxwell committed to Washington

It's her profile pick on FB + some congratulatory posts.

Why is it that we all could predict that "coach d" would show up here with another of his inane posts. Your very "simple-minded" question deserves a simple response: Jenny Simpson did not race against the same foreign girls as did Jordan Hasay. A question for "coach dumb": how many All Americans did Jordan Hasay win during her outstanding collegiate career? Most of us around here don't put down great runners like Jenny Simpson, so why are you so intent to put down a great runner like Jordan Hasay?

big waste of time for future pros to go through the collegiate system. especially people who are suited to marathon.

kenyans don't do that shit. if they are good enough at 18 they just ball in all in

10/10. Makes one wonder why more posters don't knock on fools like Coach D. Hasay competed in another generation from Jenny Simpson and is more than five years younger--apples to oranges.