Tuohy and other top Runners still undecided on college, WHY?

Chris P wrote:

Why would Runners wait, didn't they have all summer to figure out what the best program and colleges for them is?

If you wait couldn't a school potentially give out all its scholarships! What is the benefit of waiting? Not familiar with this but I'm curious...

One possibility for Tuohy is that she isn't counting on an athletic scholarship -- either because she is considering a professional contract or because she is thinking of competing for an Ivy. If the latter, she would probably get the official announcement at the beginning of December, and would have a letter from the coach telling her prospects look good, and possibly a verbal commitment.

And no one from Loudoun Valley or Great Oak boys seem to have made a decision yet

webby wrote:

Chris P wrote:

Why would Runners wait, didn't they have all summer to figure out what the best program and colleges for them is?

If you wait couldn't a school potentially give out all its scholarships! What is the benefit of waiting? Not familiar with this but I'm curious...

One possibility for Tuohy is that she isn't counting on an athletic scholarship -- either because she is considering a professional contract or because she is thinking of competing for an Ivy. If the latter, she would probably get the official announcement at the beginning of December, and would have a letter from the coach telling her prospects look good, and possibly a verbal commitment.

Why would she consider paying for an Ivy league school when she can go to Stanford, which has a great running program, for free? That makes no sense.

After seeing what happened to Mary Cain, she might want to take a pass on the pro contract.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

webby wrote:

One possibility for Tuohy is that she isn't counting on an athletic scholarship -- either because she is considering a professional contract or because she is thinking of competing for an Ivy. If the latter, she would probably get the official announcement at the beginning of December, and would have a letter from the coach telling her prospects look good, and possibly a verbal commitment.

Why would she consider paying for an Ivy league school when she can go to Stanford, which has a great running program, for free? That makes no sense.

After seeing what happened to Mary Cain, she might want to take a pass on the pro contract.

Not sure what Tuohy's grades and test scores are but rumor has it that athletes aren't getting in based on talent alone right now.

to Stanford that is.

maybe something as simple the offers are not going anywhere so why rush and get past the season focus on that then when it is over sit down and really think about it

why rush wrote:

maybe something as simple the offers are not going anywhere so why rush and get past the season focus on that then when it is over sit down and really think about it

I'm no expert on the recruiting process, but can't Tuohy receive a scholarship from any D-1 school in the country?

Ithaca NY and Hanover NH will be tropical paradises in 10 years - or we will all be dead. Stanford campus will be like Death Valley Days.

Chris P wrote:

Tuohy still no College decision!

Starcher decides to go to Stanford after originally announcing Notre Dame!

Some other top Runners also have not committed

Yet...

Can someone who has some knowledge about all the intricacies explain a little about the college process?

Why would Runners wait, didn't they have all summer to figure out what the best program and colleges for them is?

If you wait couldn't a school potentially give out all its scholarships! What is the benefit of waiting? Not familiar with this but I'm curious...

Why would Starcher go to Stanford? Seems like Stanford gets a lot of talented female runners who mysteriously end up quitting the sport or slow

Yeah I agree with you!

Why pay a $100,000 or 200,000 when you can go to Georgetown Virginia Villanova Stanford Notre Dame for free

I'm thinking maybe a couple of schools have told her they're definitely hold a spot for her. So she's not really feeling worried about it. Maybe she just likes building suspense and making it exciting.

She's a top student as from what I've seen a lot of the runners are. So don't think there's any issues there

I'd imagine she just has solid offers from a couple of schools and guarantees and is just waiting till she's certain

I could see going to Stanford it's a great school

But curious how that whole thing played out with committing to Notre Dame and then choosing Stanford

They're both great schools so I wonder what happened there

NC State will be fun to watch in the 5 years with the new addition of Tuohy...

Wolf Pax wrote:

NC State will be fun to watch in the 5 years with the new addition of Tuohy...

NC state already got so many good recruits. if they get touhy game over. i hope touhy goes pro

Molly R wrote:

[quote]Wolf Pax wrote:

NC State will be fun to watch in the 5 years with the new addition of Tuohy...

NC state already got so many good recruits. if they get touhy game over. i hope touhy goes pro[/quote]

Stop it. She has personal bests in 800/1500 of 2:

Chris P wrote:

Tuohy still no College decision!

Starcher decides to go to Stanford after originally announcing Notre Dame!

Some other top Runners also have not committed

Yet...

Can someone who has some knowledge about all the intricacies explain a little about the college process?

Why would Runners wait, didn't they have all summer to figure out what the best program and colleges for them is?

If you wait couldn't a school potentially give out all its scholarships! What is the benefit of waiting? Not familiar with this but I'm curious...

She is so NOT READY for the PRO's, I hope she goes to College, Have Fun Being on The Team, Gradually Improve, Maybe set some NCAA Records, and then she will be more Physically and Mentally ready To Compete at The High Levels, Sprinters tend to peak earlier and tend to be more successful when they turn PRO Early, A lot of The Ethiopian and Kenyan Women are very successful at young ages, but Americans tend to peak later. Lets say she Turns PRO and Runs GREAT, lets say 14:50 she will still lose by 20-30 seconds at the Pro Level, If She goes to College and runs 14:50 she wins by a huge margin, she is celebrated, has the fun of being on a team where teammates encourage her, In the Pro's it is like, She ran 14:50 should we give her a lane ?(Let her in the Race) Yeah why not, she wont be a factor in the race, but she is Young and American maybe a few will tune in to see how she does, Which is better for her development? I say College.

+1

This says to me that since she didn't announce on NLI Day in Nov. (For D1 programs), that she is likely going ivy.

Or........ she could be letting ivy day process play out and then could still hook on to a top D1 program. Its really her ball game.

She is awesome.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

After seeing what happened to Mary Cain, she might want to take a pass on the pro contract.

The reason not to go pro is because, unlike Cain, Tuohy isn't good enough yet. Cain was legitimately world class and was running fast enough that she would have been unable to learn anything in the NCAA even if she just stayed at the same level. It's not like she was going to learn track tactics from people who she could easily run away from.

Tuohy is a huge talent, but she's a true distance runner, and it takes longer to reach your potential at longer distances. She will have real competition in the NCAA if she chooses to compete. If not, there are plenty of pro coaches who will treat her better than Salazar treated Cain (just as there are plenty of college coaches who treat her just as badly).