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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Talented Signing Class Will Bolster Men's, Women's Rosters in 2015-16
« on: June 09, 2015, 11:29:43 PM »
Most Respectfully, I now see why the head coach has been there forever despite mundane accomplishments. Most people, just like high school, and even in college, don't quite get track and field beyond the area they reside, they just don't pay attention to it, and clearly Youngstown is a football town so its not surprising, or to blame.
It means more than one would think, winning the Horizon league in the 100m, in record time, and still not qualifying for the regional meet, nevermind the NCAA championships. 11 freshman made the 100m final from the hardest region to do so, this is not the Ohio State meet. In Zallow's event the 110 hurdles only 5 freshman made it to the regional meet (the hurdles get higher in college). This is not to say Zallow won't achieve greatness although, to be perfectly honest, the history of YSU sprint squad post-season participation under Townsend is anemic. But it appears clear that the out of nowhere caliber of Grace's performance in his later years was a blessing and a curse. It brought notoriety for track and field at YSU, other than conference time, but with the lack of knowledge of the world of track and field, it appears few grasp the true depth of what he did, if one is proclaiming that someone not on campus yet will eclipse him.
It means more than one would think, winning the Horizon league in the 100m, in record time, and still not qualifying for the regional meet, nevermind the NCAA championships. 11 freshman made the 100m final from the hardest region to do so, this is not the Ohio State meet. In Zallow's event the 110 hurdles only 5 freshman made it to the regional meet (the hurdles get higher in college). This is not to say Zallow won't achieve greatness although, to be perfectly honest, the history of YSU sprint squad post-season participation under Townsend is anemic. But it appears clear that the out of nowhere caliber of Grace's performance in his later years was a blessing and a curse. It brought notoriety for track and field at YSU, other than conference time, but with the lack of knowledge of the world of track and field, it appears few grasp the true depth of what he did, if one is proclaiming that someone not on campus yet will eclipse him.