Yeah the mile 5:01 from indoor isn’t close. The 3k is a lot closer.
The mile is not my main event, and I never got to run it when I was in 9:57 shape in June.
I’m a distance recruit like 5k/10k
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And damn near 50 posts since this one on this thread.
Good lord. This is still going on? It’s curious to me that so many grownups are this invested in this particular kid’s particular situation. Are there THAT many Princeton and Brown-adjacent folks on CC?
There’s really nothing new under the sun here (either situationally or with respect to content) and yet significantly more responses cascade here than for the aforementioned Questbridge kid for whom the decision is life changing. Is that what the site is about? Suburban comfortable people helping folks who seem like their daughters or their friend’s daughters (which, admittedly, I am)?
Seems a misallocation of resources. I’m reminded of the young woman who wagged her fingers to those of us who exalted the fancy places, adding to her challenging mental health. It made me re-think my responses to the posts about the fancy places for kids who had all of the advantages, which is what we have here.
Good luck with whatever you do, OP, but I’m no longer contributing to what seems like a celebration of entitlement (said the entitled guy with entitled kids). But I’ll miss the track talk. That’s my (and my kid’s) thing. But I’ll keep an eye out for how you do at Brooks, NBNI and NBNO (though I’d recommend Nike - Hayward Field; nuff said).
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Please don’t kick the can down the road with Brown again. Make a decision…today.
This is affecting other potential recruits.t
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If it helps at all, my daughter’s best friend was in a very similar position (different sport) except it was Dartmouth not Brown. She took the Dartmouth offer and is extremely happy that she did, she has made Dartmouth her own experience- her parents love that she is happy there and love visiting her and watching her play. No one has looked back with regret for a minute. The whole Princeton thing has just become a very small historical anecdote that she tells with a big smile and literally not an ounce of regret.
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It is, but the coach is okay with that. No need to put this additional burden on the OP.
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I get where you are coming from for sure, but the OP has put herself in the position to earn the right to get priority over other recruits.
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But what if the coach has feelers out to many and gives the other spot away to the first taker. Coaches have done that - they are not necessarily good to their word in the world of recruiting at least in big time sports.
I find it hard to believe if they’re not close on one that they’re highly desired at another.
I worry that this student is hearing what they want to hear vs. what is being said. I hope it’s not the case but…
My impression is that the vast majority of the Ivy coaches, at least, are.
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This often can be the case, especially in sports with positions or specialties. A soccer team with a good starting goalie and a promising freshmen on the roster may pass on recruiting any goalies. Here OP is a distance runner and her times do not suggest she will make an immediate impact at Princeton. Sounds like she would make an impact at Brown. Normally athletes want to “play”, but in her case it sounds like she just wants to be part of a team. We saw that on my D’s college softball team. Some girls quit because of lack of playing time, while others were happy to cheerlead from the dugout and feel part of something.
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I can confirm this, and not even in a big time sport. A friend’s D was “recruited” to an Ivy League uni for a not-big time sport and didn’t bother to get any other apps ready. Surprise, no acceptance came. Apps were closed for most other options long before. The D was resigned to her fate, thinking she would try again the next year, but her parents knew “people” at a NESCAC. The student had been interested in that school which had tried to recruit her, and agreed to take her after decisions were released.
The student had a great experience at the NESCAC. But it’s sad that they were so set on the acceptance from the ivy league school and never considered a back up option. I think they were a bit naive and warning bells should have gone off when they never received a likely letter. Maybe there were other warnings too. They assumed that the coach’s offer was set in stone. Is anything set in stone with Ivy League recruiting without a likely letter?
I am very wary of believing 3rd party stories. Not because they are being intentionally misleading but because you don’t know exactly what the coach said. Coaches sound very enthusiastic and say things like “I’d love to have you on the team!” Which some people interpret as offers. But these are not offers! And that could easily be the case with your friend.
The vast majority of coaches’ words are good. If that weren’t the case, this whole ecosystem of college athletic recruiting would collapse.
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At this point, the next post should be from the student announcing her decision. Then we can congratulate and move on.
Regardless, since nobody here knows the coach in question, let’s move on from discussing what other coaches have done.
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Hoping the OP made their decision today and feels terrific about it!
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Right?! I feel so vested in this outcome after all the hand wringing. I hope OP comes back to tell.
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