If you can get a copy of the current issue (January 2012), it is revealing to see how the rest of the collegiate world faired in recruiting. The VU men aren’t even in the conversation, but Harvard is ranked number 5. The picked-up Adam Cotton(UK), an outstanding weight man and two additional TFN HS All-Americas. Rank: 1 ? Texas, 2- Oregon, 3-Texas A&M, 4-Arkansas. Virginia men transfers make-up a winning 4xmile for Penn including Amirault from Princeton. VU women brought in a lot of bodies, but they cannot compare with Stanford and Oregon. Women Rank: 1-Stanford, 2-Oregon, 3-USC, 4-Texas A&M, 5-Clemson. Got to hand it to Gina. She does so much with so little. Marcus tries very hard in recruiting and gets even less. Think about it … How many outstanding athletes has Marcus recruited in the past three seasons?
Track & Field News (January 2012)
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There's lots of factors that have changed. The demand far exceeds supply and there's been a decline in performance in the Western World (look at UK/Ire).
Most of the elite academic programs want strong distance teams and other more traditional athletic powers like FSU, OSU, are now players as well.
Most of the elite academic programs want strong distance teams and other more traditional athletic powers like FSU, OSU, are now players as well.