Brie Oakley 12th at Notre Dame Invite

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CU Buffs Fan wrote:

Except that now she’s getting beaten by girls that shouldn’t be beating her. Even some freshmen.

The speed oriented emphasis at Cal is hampering her. If she were at CU, I honestly feel she’d be right there with Dani Jones and Katie Rainsberger, her old rival from their Colorado high school days.

What are you talking about girls that "shouldn't be beating her"? She lost about 5 seconds per mile moving down to sea level and that is absolutely typical of what we would expect to see. She is running to her sea-level ability right now. It has nothing to do with Cal's training methodology. It has to do with the amount of oxygen in the air where she lives/trains.

Katie Rainsberger didn’t strugggle when she went down from altitude. Nor did Elise Cranny. They both had great freshman years!

One cannot deny that, to this point, Oakley is underperforming. Hell, many people thought she’d be top 5 at NC’s this fall. Don’t see that happening now.

CU Buffs Fan wrote:

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What are you talking about girls that "shouldn't be beating her"? She lost about 5 seconds per mile moving down to sea level and that is absolutely typical of what we would expect to see. She is running to her sea-level ability right now. It has nothing to do with Cal's training methodology. It has to do with the amount of oxygen in the air where she lives/trains.

Katie Rainsberger didn’t strugggle when she went down from altitude. Nor did Elise Cranny. They both had great freshman years!

One cannot deny that, to this point, Oakley is underperforming. Hell, many people thought she’d be top 5 at NC’s this fall. Don’t see that happening now.

Oakley is absolutely not underperforming. She is simply not doing what many people ignorant of physiology expected of her. As for Rainsberger and Cranny not struggling, you're right, Oakley had no more weight to lose though, whereas Rainsberger has leaned out considerably. I haven't followed Cranny's career well enough to comment on her.

CU Buffs Fan wrote:

Katie Rainsberger didn’t strugggle when she went down from altitude. Nor did Elise Cranny. They both had great freshman years!

One cannot deny that, to this point, Oakley is underperforming. Hell, many people thought she’d be top 5 at NC’s this fall. Don’t see that happening now.

You need to calm down!

Not excelling, but not struggling either--for a freshman in her 2nd big meet. See how she does at Pac 12 and Regional meets. NCAA qual. looks to be a long shot unless they get Cranny in the line up.

PRs RuS wrote:

CU Buffs Fan wrote:

Katie Rainsberger didn’t strugggle when she went down from altitude. Nor did Elise Cranny. They both had great freshman years!

One cannot deny that, to this point, Oakley is underperforming. Hell, many people thought she’d be top 5 at NC’s this fall. Don’t see that happening now.

You need to calm down!

Not excelling, but not struggling either--for a freshman in her 2nd big meet. See how she does at Pac 12 and Regional meets. NCAA qual. looks to be a long shot unless they get Cranny in the line up.

Please!

The girl ran 15:55 indooors and hadn’t even been a runner for two years at that point. So, no I don’t think it’s unrealistic to have expected her to have taken another jump and to be running better than she is. To finish 12th at Notre Dame and 26th at Wisco (behind some no-names) is less than expected, that’s all.

CU Buffs Fan wrote:

Been saying it all along my, Oakley should have gone to CU.

Cal, and their emphasis on speed, is not the right fit for her. She is an aerobic monster...would have flourished at CU whereas she seems to be floundering at Cal after yet another sub-par performance at Wisco!

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Oakley is absolutely not underperforming. She is simply not doing what many people ignorant of physiology expected of her.