I do not believe Bogdana Mimic ran much, last year. Not sure. Know she was not available outdoors. Why the transfer though?
Transfer to NC State
Transfer to NC State
Bogdana Mimic
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Maybe just looking for a change for her last season of track elig. I have heard some rumblings that Gina's coaching philosophy works much better for the middle distance runners than it does with the pure distance women.
has one season of track eligibility"
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I'm assuming it is outdoor only (elig) and she wasn't going to get a full ride at Nova? Maybe it's about money rather than coaching IDK? But you are seeing more of this type of thing with remaining redshirt seasons used up at other schools. And transfers as well like the best kid in the country leaving Northeastern for Oreg as a Sr.
Abbie Dagostino has one season of CC left after she graduates from Dart. The Ivies supposedly never allow 5th years. That means the premier US college runner can suit up for anyone she wants --or may have to-- in Sept'14 and be fav to win the NCAA title.
She can go to UO or be a difference maker for some good program.
This post was edited on 9/24 6:01 AM by Or1on
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I'm assuming it is outdoor only (elig) and she wasn't going to get a full ride at Nova? Maybe it's about money rather than coaching IDK? But you are seeing more of this type of thing with remaining redshirt seasons used up at other schools. And transfers as well like the best kid in the country leaving Northeastern for Oreg as a Sr.
Abbie Dagostino has one season of CC left after she graduates from Dart. The Ivies supposedly never allow 5th years. That means the premier US college runner can suit up for anyone she wants --or may have to-- in Sept'14 and be fav to win the NCAA title.
She can go to UO or be a difference maker for some good program.
This post was edited on 9/24 6:01 AM by Or1on
John Pickhaver has transferred as well -- to Loyola Marymount University in California. He graduated from Villanova in May and is pursuing an MFA degree in film at LMU. He's running cross country for Loyola Marymount this season. Many people do this sort of thing after getting their degree, but with remaining eligibility (e.g., Joe LoRusso who went to William & Mary with a year of eligibility left).
Pickhaver bio at LMU
Pickhaver bio at LMU
Yep -- another example was Liz Costello who graduated from Princeton, but had a year left of eligibility and "transferred" to the University of Tennessee.
These scenarios where the person in question has already graduated from their original school and wants to start graduate school somewhere else and run for the new school -- they strike me as something qualitatively different than a mid-degree transfer with multiple years of eligibility left. It is pertinent to ask why someone didn't take their final year of eligibility as a grad student at the original school, but one should not assume that the person left to go to school B because they were disaffected from or dissatisfied with the situation at school A. That may indeed be the case, but one cannot assume so. Only Bogdana Mimic could answer the question as to why she left for NC State. It might be that she had had enough of Gina Procaccio, or it might be that Villanova did not offer the graduate degree program she was seeking, or it might be that she wanted warmer weather, or it might be some be for some other personal reason. My only point is that we cannot assume one thing or the other without additional information.
Remember when Kalin Toedebusch left Villanova and transferred to Colorado? Was it because she didn't like Villanova or was it because she was in love with Dathan Ritzenhein and wanted to be with him in Boulder? Sometimes these transfers are less program-related than we might suspect.
These scenarios where the person in question has already graduated from their original school and wants to start graduate school somewhere else and run for the new school -- they strike me as something qualitatively different than a mid-degree transfer with multiple years of eligibility left. It is pertinent to ask why someone didn't take their final year of eligibility as a grad student at the original school, but one should not assume that the person left to go to school B because they were disaffected from or dissatisfied with the situation at school A. That may indeed be the case, but one cannot assume so. Only Bogdana Mimic could answer the question as to why she left for NC State. It might be that she had had enough of Gina Procaccio, or it might be that Villanova did not offer the graduate degree program she was seeking, or it might be that she wanted warmer weather, or it might be some be for some other personal reason. My only point is that we cannot assume one thing or the other without additional information.
Remember when Kalin Toedebusch left Villanova and transferred to Colorado? Was it because she didn't like Villanova or was it because she was in love with Dathan Ritzenhein and wanted to be with him in Boulder? Sometimes these transfers are less program-related than we might suspect.
I thought the rule is that people can transfer to a grad school if the school they are presently in does not have the grad major they wish to pursue.
I think the #2 runner for Oreg's NCAA champ team was a Dartmouth grad. Which is why many Ivy rosters are given a look by other programs since the Ivies do not permit using redhirt elig in a 5th year.
I would doubt Bogdana is getting a full ride just for outdoor but maybe she is?
I would doubt Bogdana is getting a full ride just for outdoor but maybe she is?
CORRECTION
I just got word from a reliable source that Bogdana Mimic did not / will not transfer to NC State. The transfer was indeed worked out so as to pursue a graduate degree there, but Mimic decided at the end of the day not to go to NC State but to return home to Serbia. NC State T&F website has had the notice up for a month, but it looks like it's a "No Go"
I just got word from a reliable source that Bogdana Mimic did not / will not transfer to NC State. The transfer was indeed worked out so as to pursue a graduate degree there, but Mimic decided at the end of the day not to go to NC State but to return home to Serbia. NC State T&F website has had the notice up for a month, but it looks like it's a "No Go"