2019 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Bob Evans wrote:

I think Beth would be a far better fit on the Farm than on Good Old Rocky Top. If she could keep Gabe Sanders, Michael Eskind, and Amin Nikfar along with the distance assistants of her choice that would be a solid staff. I'm not sure she has ever overcome the scorched earth policy she enacted upon arrive in Knoxville, but I think she is smart enough to learn from it.

Who is Gabe Sanders and what has she ever accomplished of note?

Weir was just a very lazy recruiter....

still is.

Former SVSU coach Jason Hartmann leaving to Central Michigan University as of today.

Expect names like Maverick Darling of Iona, Zach Kughn of Winona State, Tony Fillipek of LSSU, and Andy Bowman of Oakland to be name’s thrown around as going to SVSU. All have Michigan ties.

gabe who wrote:

Bob Evans wrote:

I think Beth would be a far better fit on the Farm than on Good Old Rocky Top. If she could keep Gabe Sanders, Michael Eskind, and Amin Nikfar along with the distance assistants of her choice that would be a solid staff. I'm not sure she has ever overcome the scorched earth policy she enacted upon arrive in Knoxville, but I think she is smart enough to learn from it.

Who is Gabe Sanders and what has she ever accomplished of note?

I laughed at this one. Well played.

MagglioOrdonez wrote:

Former SVSU coach Jason Hartmann leaving to Central Michigan University as of today.

Expect names like Maverick Darling of Iona, Zach Kughn of Winona State, Tony Fillipek of LSSU, and Andy Bowman of Oakland to be name’s thrown around as going to SVSU. All have Michigan ties.

Fillipek hasn't been with LSSU since track season. Bowman is likely still finishing his grad assistant schooling. If Maverick is already at Iona he's not going to want to go D2.

jkhfjxdzgxfhcgjvhkbjnkm wrote:

MagglioOrdonez wrote:

Former SVSU coach Jason Hartmann leaving to Central Michigan University as of today.

Expect names like Maverick Darling of Iona, Zach Kughn of Winona State, Tony Fillipek of LSSU, and Andy Bowman of Oakland to be name’s thrown around as going to SVSU. All have Michigan ties.

Fillipek hasn't been with LSSU since track season. Bowman is likely still finishing his grad assistant schooling. If Maverick is already at Iona he's not going to want to go D2.

"since track season" meaning like after indoor.

MagglioOrdonez wrote:

Former SVSU coach Jason Hartmann leaving to Central Michigan University as of today.

Expect names like Maverick Darling of Iona, Zach Kughn of Winona State, Tony Fillipek of LSSU, and Andy Bowman of Oakland to be name’s thrown around as going to SVSU. All have Michigan ties.

Solid list. Add David Silversmith to that group too probably.

I hope she gets the offer for Stanford! I believe with her 1 point on the men's side and the 1 point on the women's side after she's had total control of the classes up to now is a huge indicator that she is ready for her second 200k+ job. What a catch for the West Coast bringing in such a talent. Carol and USC better be shaking in their shoes with this possible ultra-mega coach!!!!

Old Man River wrote:

Gary Pepin to Stanford. You heard it here first.

This is the funniest one yet. Pep would quit coaching before he left Nebraska... and that guy will never quit coaching.

I just got the inside scoop, Lawrence “Boogie” Johnson and Greg Metcalf to Stanford. Announcement coming soon.

Greekie wrote:

Stanford should hire Petros away from UGA. He would kill it there.

Speaking of Petros, he just hired Ryan Grinnell from Washington State as a jumps coach, so now the Cougars have two openings—vertical jumps; and horizontal jumps/multis

Why do lousy coaches that have a history of doing nothing keep getting hired? Again, and again....

Lol$ wrote:

No way on earth Stanford can afford him

Are you kidding me, this is Stanford we are talking about, they can afford anyone they want.

Hvuvvuvy wrote:

Why do lousy coaches that have a history of doing nothing keep getting hired? Again, and again....

Because they buddy up with admin. So much of it is who you know. From the athletics office side of things, I hear so much about coaches needing to graduate kids and balance their budgets and stay out of the ADs way

When was the last time Stanford paid that kind of

Salary for a track coach? Milt was barely at 200k. Don’t think that’s enough to get Petros away from Uga. He makes more than double that in a cheaper area

So are the Sun Devils no longer adding to their staff?

https://thesundevils.com/news/2019/6/30/cross-country-dion-miller-takes-over-as-director-of-track-and-field.aspx

BAS is #1 wrote:

I hope she gets the offer for Stanford! I believe with her 1 point on the men's side and the 1 point on the women's side after she's had total control of the classes up to now is a huge indicator that she is ready for her second 200k+ job. What a catch for the West Coast bringing in such a talent. Carol and USC better be shaking in their shoes with this possible ultra-mega coach!!!!

Don't forget, she's a great recruiter! The two athletes who got 8th at NCAA's (as seniors) were both US#1s in high school!

jkhfjxdzgxfhcgjvhkbjnkm wrote:

MagglioOrdonez wrote:

Former SVSU coach Jason Hartmann leaving to Central Michigan University as of today.

Expect names like Maverick Darling of Iona, Zach Kughn of Winona State, Tony Fillipek of LSSU, and Andy Bowman of Oakland to be name’s thrown around as going to SVSU. All have Michigan ties.

Fillipek hasn't been with LSSU since track season. Bowman is likely still finishing his grad assistant schooling. If Maverick is already at Iona he's not going to want to go D2.

Decent points. Filipek is just a name to keep in mind as he is a former SV athlete and Rod Cowan is a known fan of him, although I know anyone close to the program hopes the filipeks don't come within 100 miles of Ryder Center. Them being hired would be purely of Cowans doing, and no one else.

As far as Maverick, I don't think he necessarily is writing workouts or anything at Iona, more of an assistant to the distance coach, so this move to a top D2 school would be a move up. Plus, it has been said he was the #2 behind Hartmann for the CMU job. So will he just file in place at Jason's old school? Could be a good move up for him and probably a salary bump.

Andy Bowman is a dark horse, but unlikely as he's still in Grad school i believe, but could be an out-of-the box hire for the program.

I think the likely choice is Winona State's head coach Zach Kughn as mentioned before. He has mid-michigan ties and ties to the program...somewhat. He is an up and coming name in coaching and learned behind multiple great coaches himself, like Mike Scannell. Coach Cowan wants someone who will be 110% invested in the program and this could be the guy.

The other names I'll throw out there for fun are:

Jeremy Wilk of Northwood. Would he move across the street to saginaw?

Former saginaw athlete and Northwood assistant Collin Nuremberg is another name. Another guy like Kughn who is a huge young talent.

Anyone from the Baltes coaching tree. This guy always seems to be producing the next good midwest D2 coaches.

Gabe is well respected in the Sprint coaching community. Any where he's coached has experienced improvements in his event group. I'd love to see Milt give him a shot in Chapel Hill. Great results would soon follow.

gabe who wrote:

Bob Evans wrote:

I think Beth would be a far better fit on the Farm than on Good Old Rocky Top. If she could keep Gabe Sanders, Michael Eskind, and Amin Nikfar along with the distance assistants of her choice that would be a solid staff. I'm not sure she has ever overcome the scorched earth policy she enacted upon arrive in Knoxville, but I think she is smart enough to learn from it.

Who is Gabe Sanders and what has she ever accomplished of note?