runnerexpert wrote:
NF. wrote:
I hope Tuohy doesn't select Michigan, but seems like this is trending. Girl should take her talent to a best in class program. Michigan has NEVER won the NCAA Cross Country Championships. NEVER. Complete pretenders. I once again state, Colorado, New Mexico, or Oregon. Only those, right now, are a great fit for her.
https://www.ncaa.com/history/cross-country-women/d1Girl should go to Michigan if those are the others she is considering, Michigan blows them away academically. An excellent education will take you much farther than an NCAA championship.
She, Hart and Vanderlende have a chance to write history. Michigan has been a very strong program for decades, just as you said never won it. Imagine being part of the first running group that's able to bring a NCAA championship to Michigan, that would be huge.
Also maybe no NCAA championships, but several Olympic medalists (Phelps, Willis, etc) which I guess ranks quite a bit higher than a NCAA title.