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Post by theduke on Jul 12, 2017 10:08:42 GMT -5
Any word on a new coach, or recruits for the upcoming season?
Very difficult to compete with a national power like Iona, and a
respected well oiled program like Marist, when your program is
run like an intramural sport.
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Post by insiderinformation on Jul 12, 2017 11:14:28 GMT -5
Any word on a new coach, or recruits for the upcoming season?
Very difficult to compete with a national power like Iona, and a
respected well oiled program like Marist, when your program is
run like an intramural sport.
No coach yet, it's a part time position with no benefits so not many willing to go down that road with the last two coaches leaving in less than 5 years of service |
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Post by JoeStag on Jul 12, 2017 15:03:28 GMT -5
How many scholarships does Fairfield give out for Cross Country, and how many does Iona give out.
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Post by theduke on Jul 14, 2017 14:54:25 GMT -5
12.6 scholarships available for Men's XC and Track and Field and 18 for Woman's . Since the
Stags don't offer track, this should be an advantage, the way scholarships are distributed at J. Crew U. East,
it is not. Based on the level of talent running for Fairfield, it makes you wonder how many they actually award
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Post by ctghostman on Jul 14, 2017 15:58:24 GMT -5
i think XC is non-scholarship at FU - the 12.6/18 are what the NCAA allows
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Post by theduke on Jul 14, 2017 16:17:42 GMT -5
XC does give scholarships.
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Post by bisonl37 on Aug 10, 2017 23:18:14 GMT -5
12.6 scholarships available for Men's XC and Track and Field and 18 for Woman's . Since the
Stags don't offer track, this should be an advantage, the way scholarships are distributed at J. Crew U. East,
it is not. Based on the level of talent running for Fairfield, it makes you wonder how many they actually award
to student athletes. A school with only XC and not track is allowed a lot fewer scholarships. Men 5, women 6. |
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Post by FU73 on Aug 17, 2017 18:28:30 GMT -5
Fairfield University Men's Cross Country has been ranked ninth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Poll, as announced today by the conference office. The Stags will return nine members of the 2016 team to the squad this fall.
Perennial power Iona was slotted atop the poll with 120 points and 10 of 11 first-place votes. The remaining first-place tally went to Canisius, which grabbed second with 98 points to edge third-place Manhattan's 96 points.
Fairfield returns two of its top-five finishers from the 2016 MAAC Championship – Scott Daly and Mike Bodie. The Stags placed ninth in last fall's conference meet, which emanated from Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando.
The Stags will open the 2017 season on Saturday, Sept. 2 on the course at Vassar Farm for the Marist Season Opener. The 2017 MAAC Championship Meet is slated for Saturday, Oct. 28 at Homdel Park in Holmdel, N.J.
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Post by runningman on Aug 23, 2017 13:37:03 GMT -5
I have watched Fairfield CC for more than fifty years and was the team's captain in the mid sixties. That was a time when the school also had a Track team. It distresses me when I see that the product that our school has offered is usually not very competitive. I truly believe that CC is an afterthought at Fairfield. There is little stability, with coaches coming and going on a regular basis. A Coach is usually someone only one year removed from being a college runner. Very little experience. And forget about recruiting. My son was offered a full scholarship to run for Iona but chose Georgetown instead. Not a peep from Fairfield! And we lived only thirteen miles from the school! Is it any wonder that Our CC teams are near the bottom of the heap in the MAAC each year?
Finally someone posted that Fairfield offers scholarships now. What does that mean? If someone knows, I would like clarification on this. My suspicion is that the university is content to provide a few bucks, maybe for books, and nothing else and then claim that it is offering scholarships. Having a long history with Fairfield, I would be amazed if anything more significant than the absolute minimum was the school's contribution. Again if someone knows details, I would appreciate being informed. Thanks.
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Post by FU73 on Aug 23, 2017 13:48:13 GMT -5
I truly believe that CC is an afterthought at Fairfield.....Having a long history with Fairfield, I would be amazed if anything more significant than the absolute minimum was the school's contribution. Again if someone knows details, I would appreciate being informed. Thanks.
runningman, Sadly it does seem that way and Fr. Leeber would probably not be happy. The University is not listing an opening for a Head Cross Country Coach and the Stag website has only an Interim Coach listed. However, I would contact Gene or Zach directly rather than trying to find out here to find the answers to your questions concerning Cross Country recruiting, scholarships and why there is still no head coach and why the turnovers in the coaching position.
Gene Doris, Athletic Director - edoris@fairfield.edu
Zach Dayton, Senior Associate AD Communications - zdayton@fairfield.edu
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Post by insiderinformation on Aug 23, 2017 17:15:15 GMT -5
I have watched Fairfield CC for more than fifty years and was the team's captain in the mid sixties. That was a time when the school also had a Track team. It distresses me when I see that the product that our school has offered is usually not very competitive. I truly believe that CC is an afterthought at Fairfield. There is little stability, with coaches coming and going on a regular basis. A Coach is usually someone only one year removed from being a college runner. Very little experience. And forget about recruiting. My son was offered a full scholarship to run for Iona but chose Georgetown instead. Not a peep from Fairfield! And we lived only thirteen miles from the school! Is it any wonder that Our CC teams are near the bottom of the heap in the MAAC each year? Finally someone posted that Fairfield offers scholarships now. What does that mean? If someone knows, I would like clarification on this. My suspicion is that the university is content to provide a few bucks, maybe for books, and nothing else and then claim that it is offering scholarships. Having a long history with Fairfield, I would be amazed if anything more significant than the absolute minimum was the school's contribution. Again if someone knows details, I would appreciate being informed. Thanks. The team has 1 scholarship for each the men's and women's team. Not sure how it gets spent but I can't imagine they would spend it all on one person so if your son got a full offer from Iona, I doubt the coach could match anywhere near it. Plus, why would you want your son to be the best runner on the team by leaps an bounds when he could go to a school that has more runners around his ability level to train with? And the school doesn't care about CC, hence why they put two parking lots in where they would host Leeber. I loved that event, my team would almost always help support it. |
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Post by theduke on Aug 24, 2017 8:16:42 GMT -5
Bottom line, disrespectful to all Fairfield runners, past and present, as well as the late Father Leeber,
" The Father of Athletics", for the Stags to handle the XC program this way! |
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Post by FU73 on Aug 24, 2017 8:33:49 GMT -5
Plus, why would you want your son to be the best runner on the team by leaps an bounds when he could go to a school that has more runners around his ability level to train with?....I can't speak for anyone else but if it was my son and he wasn't going to the Olympics then it is ALL because of Fairfield University. As an alumni athlete, having your son run for our alma mater is priceless. www.fairfield.edu/legacy-association/
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