Loyola High School promotes itself with lots of self-congratulatory language on its website. Here's a snippet from Rev. Gregory Goethals, SJ, the school's president, "Loyola forms young men into the people they were created by God to be–men of conscience and character who know how to use their gifts and talents to change the world. Join us in our journey as we help lead Los Angeles into the future."
So far in this Meza saga, here's what we know about Loyola:
1) The school touted Meza's world record setting Phoenix/Mesa marathon on its website.
2) The school's head coach responded to Marathon Investigation/Derek Murphy's legitimate inquiries with anger and implied threats.
3) The school did remove Meza's picture and the Phoenix/Mesa Marathon article from its website at some point along the way...BUT...
4) Subsequent to several MI articles and the LA Times article which all presented clear evidence of Meza's cheating, someone at Loyola allowed Meza to speak to the XC team to deny the charges.
5) Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney and Loyola alumnus Scott Dominguez vociferously defended Meza in the LA Times article and in a lengthy e-mail posted in the comments section of the LAT article. Someone purporting to be Dominguez strongly defended Meza on the LR thread...only to later backtrack once the amazing sleuths on this thread presented more and more proof of Meza's cheating.
6) Loyola HS, the local press that often presents fawning coverage of all things Loyola, Dominguez, Lalo Diaz, etc. have gone radio silent as the evidence has accumulated. Not even a peep since the official LA Marathon DQ.
Where are the voices of the "men of conscience and character" produced by Loyola when it comes to this Meza saga?
The silence from Loyola thus far speaks loudly.
I hope Derek or the author of the rumored LA Times follow-up piece seeks official comments from Loyola and Diaz at. al.