Chris Rombough to coach at UW-River Falls

Look at last year's WIAC cross and distance results. The Falcon women were 3rd in the WIAC and I think 5 or 6 in the region. Not to mention multiple WIAC champs on the track for distance. The issue was never distance there, when they won NCAA's in 08 it was distance that lead the way. The previous women's distance coach did great things, increasing the roster #'s, creating depth, and bringing in people who could compete in that league.

Chris can do great things there if he can overcome the administration and be independent in his recruiting. The program has been set back years due to the current and previous head track coaches. If Chris can mend relationships with the local coaches and separate himself from Decker and help Cole understand how to act/coach in this region, the Falcons can be very good.

Trust me, I know the WIAC from personal experience, UWRF is a new AD away from being the next Osh Kosh...but nobody can be La Crosse unless they move the state meet.

youngthrowscoach wrote:

Trust me, I know the WIAC from personal experience, UWRF is a new AD away from being the next Osh Kosh...but nobody can be La Crosse unless they move the state meet.

No way, no how will River Falls ever be anything more than 7th place in the WIAC. There is absolutely no academic lure to the university. It is a bottom feeder school and always will be. Not even Chris Solinsky himself could turn that program around.

They were 3rd in cross last year and were consistently top 5 in track in the WIAC on the women's side during the Martha Brennan era. You are WRONG!! They have a strong education program, ag brings in some talented folks, and oh yea it costs roughly half of any other 4 year in the metro area.

youngthrowscoach wrote:

You are WRONG!! They have a strong education program, ag brings in some talented folks, and oh yea it costs roughly half of any other 4 year in the metro area.

I enjoy the optimism but realistically, if some kid sent his or her resume over to me anything that doesn't say Wisconsin, Marquette, UW-La Crosse or specific programs at UW-Platteville and UW-Eau Claire would mean it was a weak candidate.

Sorry but that's the way it works in the real world. How can you expect a kid going back to high school for four to five years at a place like River Falls to ever perform at a high level consistently in the workplace?

They are known well for their education, agriculture, HHP, and business programs...not sure what you're talking about. Just takes the right coach to get off his behind and recruit people from the cities. Once they get their heads around that, along with their new facility, they will be the new Oshkosh.

JustBeQuiet wrote:

They are known well for their education, agriculture, HHP, and business programs...not sure what you're talking about. Just takes the right coach to get off his behind and recruit people from the cities. Once they get their heads around that, along with their new facility, they will be the new Oshkosh.

Agreed, compete with the St Clouds and Mankatos on every metro kid, plus take some chances on academic non-qualifier kids like they have in the past. I seem to remember a 2 time national champ in the triple just a few years back from Eden Prairie. One or two of those, plus some hard work and the Falcons can compete in the WIAC...might take new vision for that to happen though, hopefully Rombough has that vision.

Looks like Chris led River Falls to 8th and 14th this season! The women only beat Superior and the men took last.

http://www.wiacsports.com/documents/2014/11/1/2014WIACCrossCountryChampMen.pdf

http://www.wiacsports.com/documents/2014/11/1/2014WIACCrossCountryChampMen.pdf

Goes to show a good runner doesn't make a good coach. They have a gem in the Borash kid but I see no one else besides one guy under 27 on a racetrack course. Last again next year...on a positive note they will break their streak of 9th place!

While I agree that too many coaches get positions based on their running times, Chris has had one season to coach UW-RF, hardly enough to judge whether he is a good coach or not. From talking with him, he seems very open to reading studies, developing a consistent system year-to-year and adjusting when needed, three characteristics that many coaches are missing.

Anyway, seems like Daniel Borash is having solid enough of a season so I wouldn't say he's a bad coach.

Let's not judge too quickly.

almost in agreement wrote:

While I agree that too many coaches get positions based on their running times, Chris has had one season to coach UW-RF, hardly enough to judge whether he is a good coach or not. From talking with him, he seems very open to reading studies, developing a consistent system year-to-year and adjusting when needed, three characteristics that many coaches are missing.

Anyway, seems like Daniel Borash is having solid enough of a season so I wouldn't say he's a bad coach.

Let's not judge too quickly.

Chris Rombough is an idiot. I don't see him lasting as a coach very long. He made more money as a part time shoe salesman.

Is it funny wrote:

You do realize that the WIAC is one of the best conferences (if not the best) in Division 3, right? Yeah UWRF is in the lower contingence of the WIAC but if you were to put River Falls in any other conference across the nation, they would be a top team no doubt.

Yeah right, they'd finish deadlast in the UAA as well, and believe me, it takes a lot to lose to Brandeis.

River Falls has been without two of their top guys due to injuries. Those who have ran have made solid improvements. You can't expect any coach to turn a team like UWRF into national qualifiers in just one year.

There's also several talented recruits coming to RF next fall. They include conference champions and state qualifiers, excited to run for a 6x All American

Staytuned wrote:

There's also several talented recruits coming to RF next fall. They include conference champions and state qualifiers, excited to run for a 6x All American

Nobody that's talented ever chooses river falls. There's hardly any academics and certainly no athletics.

Chris Rombough chose River Falls...

get real man wrote:

Staytuned wrote:

There's also several talented recruits coming to RF next fall. They include conference champions and state qualifiers, excited to run for a 6x All American

Nobody that's talented ever chooses river falls. There's hardly any academics and certainly no athletics.

So you are saying Michael Sandle isn't talented? Becca Jordahl? Only a handful of national championships right there. It's the AD's fault, not the athletes. Who gets rid of a coach ( Martha Brennan) who JUST won a national title? And what happened to the women's coach Scott Sekelsky? He coached plenty of talent. AD probably ran him out. Go do some research.

WhatsYourSource wrote:

Put them on the map in maybe 5 years. They have 3 returning guys under 27, 1 under 26. Wisconsin will learn as Ohio did. If Cole is under the helm, the team will never be "on the map".

The term is "at the helm", never the way you wrote it.

trollsomewhereelse wrote:

So you are saying Michael Sandle isn't talented? Becca Jordahl? Only a handful of national championships right there. It's the AD's fault, not the athletes. Who gets rid of a coach ( Martha Brennan) who JUST won a national title? And what happened to the women's coach Scott Sekelsky? He coached plenty of talent. AD probably ran him out. Go do some research.

Who?

JK. Sandle transferred right out of there as soon as he's got the chance to. Becca Jordahl was a 5:05 miler, come on. I'm talking about real talent.

Jordahl was a three time National qualifier in XC. She finished 19th, 4th, and 14th respectively. Certainly no talent there