Do you think Mary Cain regrets not running in College???

A good Jesuit education wrote:

Isn't she enrolled at Fordham U in NYC?

A good Jesuit education? The Society of Jesus, once a great order, the one that has produced more canonized saints than any other, for several decades now too often have been heterodox and big-time dissenters. I attend Mass at St. Francis Xavier on 16th Street in Manhattan and the words to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed have been altered to read, rather than Jesus "became man" to "became human." They've no right to do that. I firmly believe that Catholic institutions and groups should be... Catholic.

Nah

If Cain shows up to training camp overweight, will Salazar call her "miss piggy?"

Do you think Jordan Hasay should have turned pro right after HS instead of running in college? She made the Olympic Trials in the 1500m as a HSer. Never made the Olympics though.

You are wrong. Most private schools cost $40K to $50K per year plus $10-$15k in room and board so we are at $50 to $65 per year plus now factor in all your extra person costs you will incur living on your own ($5k to $10k)

Last factor.....check the stats depending on the school the majority of nonathletes take 5 or more years to get a degree (athletes are more likely than that group to take 5)

Total $250K to $325K!!!!

I know families that forked over $400K for their son's to get a degree!!

Welcome to reality and do the math

St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote:

A good Jesuit education wrote:

Isn't she enrolled at Fordham U in NYC?

A good Jesuit education? The Society of Jesus, once a great order, the one that has produced more canonized saints than any other, for several decades now too often have been heterodox and big-time dissenters. I attend Mass at St. Francis Xavier on 16th Street in Manhattan and the words to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed have been altered to read, rather than Jesus "became man" to "became human." They've no right to do that. I firmly believe that Catholic institutions and groups should be... Catholic.

Do you really think it was important to present your “Ignacianidadical”, if I can use such a term, view on the Mary Cain goes to college topic.

I've spent a lot of time around professional baseball and talked to a lot of guys who were in the same situation -- they had to choose between signing a contract out of high school or going to college. The bottom line is, if someone is offering life-changing money, you take the money. College will always be there, and if she has a good agent she has some sort of stipulation that her college is paid for (that's pretty standard with baseball contracts). Time will tell if she made the right decision, but looking at the path her career has gone so far you'd have to say she did, because unless things change she may never be looking at that kind of money again.

Elite Parent wrote:

Racing is more than running fast it's about development and learning how to race. College would have provided that natural progression.

Is she ahead financially? I doubt it. She missed out on a full ride scholarship worth in excess of $300,000.00. If she wants a university education she now has to pay for it from her earnings from Nike. Don't think for a minute Nike is giving her big $$$ and paying her tuition.

She is now 2 years into a 3 to 5 year deal with Nike and she has done nothing. Is Nike going to resign her? Based on what she has done NO.

There is ZERO chance she didn't get A TON of money from Nike and is much better off financially.

As for racing being about 'learning how to race', then please explain Thomas Ratcliffe. The guy just won the Stanford INvite and he didn't even do xc in HS. Talent and times win out.

That being said, if it was my daughter, I think I would have had her go to Stanford on a full ride.

What is "A TON" then? This is the same kid whose Dad just had a bank account for Salazar to access as needed whenever he needed it when she was an amateur.

A ton? Show me the proof. Oh you have none do you.

We know what they offered Berian and he already proved himself at a high level!! His contract is full of "clawback clauses" which apparently are common in all track contracts. What makes Cain different?

She was 18 years old and proved nothing.

NOP has two very talented young ladies (Hasay & Cain) who were superstars as teenagers and in Hasay's case college too. How are those ladies doing now?? TERRIBLE!!

Unless both improve significantly you can bet they will not be back when their contracts expire.

I'm sure Elise Cranny is going to make bank after college. She is going to make Cain look like a chump. Cain only made one World Championship. Cranny is going to make at least 4 teams.

The college system must suck for the very few runners who are pro prospects. Certainly your best distance running years are nowhere near ages 18-22 but college coaches have to squeeze as much as they can out of you at those ages.

I said she would regret it from day one. Turns out once again, I AM CORRECT!!

Fact. Slowed down after Muniz.

Short answer: No

Do you wish you had run in the Olympic Trials instead of college XC?

The world of T&F is littered with young female phenoms.

Hopefully she bounces back and has a solid career. (I am not betting on that.)

She probably regrets not being able to run for a college team at the same time as making money she otherwise would not be able to. Financially she made the right choice, no doubt. It's just a shame the system is setup the way it is.

El Hefe wrote:

You are wrong. Most private schools cost $40K to $50K per year plus $10-$15k in room and board so we are at $50 to $65 per year plus....

Welcome to reality and do the math

Sounds like you should take your own advice. Are you a liar or just bad at math? The average cost of private tuition is ~$30k per year.

Stanford Fan wrote:

I'm sure Elise Cranny is going to make bank after college. She is going to make Cain look like a chump. Cain only made one World Championship. Cranny is going to make at least 4 teams.

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