Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 10, 2004 15:58:59 GMT -5
Track and field is a scholarship sport, but are alotted only 12.5 scholarships. I am not sure of the two sport Hoyas. You are probably right that Luke is just a 2nd semester senior going out for track. Carmen Bruce on the women's bball team is also listed on the track and field team as doing the throws. These are the only two sport athletes on the track team (if you don't consider XC). That new recruit sounds promising, but he will probably play spring football. Maybe he can do indoor track.
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Post by reformation on May 10, 2004 16:13:30 GMT -5
Scholarship #'s 1)Is 12.5 the # for each men and womens squad or the combined # 2)Is x/c separate or is this part of the total 3)does anyone know what the NCAA Max scholarship # is
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 11, 2004 18:41:11 GMT -5
I believe it is 12.5 for men and 12.5 for women, or at least I sure hope it is. I believe XC is part of the 12.5 (ouch!). And I think 12.5 is the # dictated by the NCAA.
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Post by reformation on May 12, 2004 16:42:26 GMT -5
So i guess that most of the track team is on partial rather than full scholarships--any guess re how many get full vs partial
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 12, 2004 17:41:44 GMT -5
I have no idea. But for runners like Jesse O'Connell and Chris Lukezic, I would think that they get a full ride. Probably about 3-4 full scholarships for men and an equal number for women sounds like it might be the case. A young man up the street from me, who won the Nevada State XC meet as a junior, is going to the University of Oregon as a walk on. He has been one of the best runners in Nevada for four years, yet no scholarship money was forthcoming. His father said to me, "it is only money." I hope runners like him have a chance to get some scholarship money, if they pan out during their enrollment. For this particular young man, I see this happening, because he has the potential to run well in college.
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Post by Bardo Rodeo on May 12, 2004 19:38:35 GMT -5
I think the number for XC and track is 16 for women (I think) but I'm not sure where the Hoyas stand-(whether they get a full complement of scholarships).
I also believe that the philosophy of the coaching staff has been to "break up" and share as much of the money among the squad as possible. Meaning, no one gets a "full four year ride".
This may have changed but I remember that the thinking was that the "full four year ride" puts too much pressure on an athlete.
Nevada I too hope that your neighbor gets some money down the road, if he shows potential and progresses, I'm sure he'll be rewarded for his hard work.
Also an update on Massachusetts Recruit Ashley Hubbard, in the first major outdoor of the spring, the Coaches Invitational, she won the 400 in 56.17, not too shabby.
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Post by Hoya98 on May 13, 2004 8:27:05 GMT -5
The track program isn't fully funded, and I believe the coaches have even said that they rank at or near the bottom of the Big East in # of scholarships. However, since they're not a fully funded program, and they don't use the max # of scholarships, then kids who qualify for financial aid can get that through the university rather than cut into the track team's budget, so the $ stretches a little further.
In terms of PV, word is that coach Todd Crannell is no longer with the team, and that may or may not be why you're not seeing Haskell and Pellegrino in the results. Pellegrino was redshirting the indoor season initially, before Cranell left, but his continued absence leads me to believe it may be related to the coach's departure. That's total speculation though.
McArdle (football/ sprints, jumps), Jesse Patterson (football/ jumps), Carmen Bruce (w-basketball/ throws) and Dionna Jordan (field hockey/ sprints) are the only two-sport athletes on the track team that I know of. And this is McArdle's first/only season running at GU.
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Post by NewHoyaFan on May 13, 2004 12:44:01 GMT -5
Thanks for all the feedback. The Mass kid Lancaster is a football player first and foremost, but really broke out this year in track.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 13, 2004 17:47:34 GMT -5
Yes, thanks all for the updates and info. Interesting about the PV'ers. That is a loss, since it seemed that they were developing some good jumpers. Ashley looks like she will be a good one.
My neighbor is coming into his own. In the regional meet he went out faster in the 3200m than he did in the 1600m qualifying (4:36 vs. 4:43). He won by 24 seconds in 9:29. The race to watch at State (unfortunately for me, it is in Reno this year) will be the 3200m. The top guy in the state (Reno) ran 9:02 early, and there is another guy up north who ran a 4:12 mile this year. My neighbor beat them both last year in the state XC. He was sick and injured early, so he is rounding into shape. The other two have scholarships to Northern Arizona and Berkeley.
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Post by Bardo Rodeo on May 13, 2004 18:00:59 GMT -5
Another Recruit Update:
Michael Banks from Wachusett Regional in Massachusetts ran 9:05 at the Hartford Public Schools Invitational last Saturday. The winner of the race, Chris Barnicle of Newton North (MA), is a junior and ran 8:50, I wonder if the Hoya Staff has had any contact with him.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 14, 2004 13:51:55 GMT -5
Yes, I noticed those results, and I was wondering the same thing. Chris would be a good pick up next year.
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on May 25, 2004 8:24:11 GMT -5
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