Stanford's Aisling Cuffe and Cami Chapus out for XC

At least get her name right

how about no wrote:

At least get her name right

Which name?

how about no wrote:

At least get her name right

Which name do you think is spelled incorrectly?

source?

I have been a Cuffe fan but have been concerned that she is so thin.

When I think about high-quality US female distance runners, most have not been ultra-thin: Joanie, Julie Brown, Jennings, OBrien, Rainsberger, ..., Barringer, Coburn,...even Cain, Effy, Cranny.

The only one that comes to my mind that looked on the edge AND lasted more than 5 years as a pro is Deena. Maybe I'm missing a few.

Please refer to the "Aislin Cuffe, can she break the footlocker curse" thread...

I guess that it's not possible...

Ouch. Stanford sure seems injury prone these past few years with both Mens and Womens teams. It has to be related to a lack of water from the ongoing drought, causing them to dry up and crack. Please send water.

Cranny looks like NCAA number one right now.

alanson wrote:

Cranny looks like NCAA number one right now.

How many freshmen have won the title?

still no source provided

whatz wrote:

alanson wrote:

Cranny looks like NCAA number one right now.

How many freshmen have won the title?

I don't know of any. But Cranny is the third best all time (high school and junior) at 1500, and has the best time ever among NCAA entering freshmen. She's had a couple of great XC races at 5k and 6k. I think she's got a good chance this fall.

This is a blog post by current Junior Cameron Miller. It was originally posted to the Stanford Daily website.

http://sports-trivia.info/xc-blog-why-this-years-cross-country-programs-have-great-promise/

"Unfortunately for Miltenberg and company, however, Cuffe will be unavailable for most — if not all — of the 2014 cross-country slate as a result of a recent stress fracture. The news was devastating not only for Cuffe, but also for a team that desperately needed her leadership with fifth-year senior Jessica Tonn out of cross-country eligibility."

How many freshmen have won the title?[/quote]

No Freshman woman has ever won the NCAA Division 1 cross country individual title:

wiki/NCAA_Women's_Division_I_Cross_Country_Championship

Wrong!

The Wolfpack produced its third individual national champion in 1985, when Suzie Tuffey became the first freshman ever to win the individual cross country championship. Tuffey’s victory gave NC State five individual national champions in nine years.

Cranny is looking like she took the correct path vs. Efraimson and Cain.

El Gisallah wrote:

Cranny is looking like she took the correct path vs. Efraimson and Cain.

It is October of her freshman year - you have absolutely no idea how this will work out in a few years down the road. If she isn't runing sub-4.00 by the end of College (no one in College was even close to that this past year)and the other two are, in part because they get into that level of competition, then who is better off? Is Ajee better off running 1.57 (and losing sometimes to older experienced runners) or winning easily in the NCAA? How did the NCAA help Roesler, who is older by 3 years, get down to 1.57 this year? Oh that's right, she didn't.

This seems like a really long time to heal/rehab a stress fracture. Unless it's something like Kara Goucher's sacral fx. or a femur.

Is there any word on what bone these girls have fractured?

Tuition Poor wrote:

This seems like a really long time to heal/rehab a stress fracture. Unless it's something like Kara Goucher's sacral fx. or a femur.

Is there any word on what bone these girls have fractured?

Doctor quacks get paid in proportion to how long minor injuries persist, and turn into major ones.

El Gisallah wrote:

Cranny is looking like she took the correct path vs. Efraimson and Cain.

I can't say much for Efraimson (yet), but Cain is already a US Champion, a Junior World Champion, and a World Championships finalist.

That's better than any distance-running female presently competing in the NCAAs.