Wonder if he'll give both sports a try like Bryce.

David Hicks @DJ2g23 of Paetow HS has now broken the school record in both the shot put and discus 63'6" and 185' 6". He is currently #2 in the country in the shot and #1 in the country in the discus. PRACTICE HARD, THROW BIG!@PaetowXC_TF @PaetowFootball @ThrowingAcademy pic.twitter.com/PiKSz0WnW8

— Dwayne Dever (@Coach_Dever) March 9, 2023

Three new signees out of College Station High School

Elnita Green
100m - 11.53
200m - 23.92

Kylie McRaven (Coach McRaven Daughter)
300m hurdles - 47.43
800m - 2.31.50

Maddie Jones
800m - 2.21.69
1600m - 5.09.32
3200 - 11.07.19

taylorswift13 said:

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Way to go!! That's great progress!!

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2:14.64 and district 21 champ, along with her team today. Headed to Tulsa.

We have a female sprint transfer coming in as well starting next fall. Should add really good depth and help relays. Will essentially have all four years of eligibility left. Interested to see how she develops. Should be announced on Monday or next week. We really do need to work on a track and field NIL that would offset academic scholarships that other schools (Arkansas) can give out. We should be able to cover kids cost to go to school, don't have to make money. Just enough to cover most of the cost of actual tuition, room, board. Missing a tireless recruiter on staff as well.

JPD

I was wondering if any of the recruiters attended the Carifta Games in Bahamas last weekend. There were so many good athletes competing and some really good times and marks and a great opportunity for recruiting

JimPat33 said:

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Congrats on your daughter!

Not that she would want to go anyways, but do you feel like she was recruited very hard to ATM?

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I think she got a letter inviting her to a little shindig or something last year, but she was studying abroad. I asked what it was on here. I believe taylorswift or one of you other helpful folks said it was a departmental mass mailer. She has never been contacted formally.

Apologies for diverting this thread, but it seems we're getting back to A&M recruiting, so apology retracted

A&M has a ton of athletes. On the women's side, they have 18 full scholarships. I don't know how they can break those down, but if it's anything like baseball used to be, these things get parsed into really strange amounts. Maybe there's a total pot equal to 18x the NCAA cost of attendance. I don't know. Further, that's spread among 5 classes, and it includes cross country and track. So now we're talking what - 4 total scholarships per class year? This is what - ~$160,000 for 20+ women?

Now consider what Aggie fans want. We only care about national championships. You have to be an absolute stud to finish second in the conference in the 800. LSU has a 2:00 flat runner, for example. And of course we've all heard of Athing Mu. So, that 2nd place in the conference isn't sniffing a regional title, and likely won't point at NCAA's. How much is that athlete worth to you? I know the answer - nothing. It's like the NBA - you pay LeBron and Luka 20x what the rest of the guys make, and to tell the truth, they're actually underpaid.

Now here's a problem. You take an 18 YO HS senior who runs a 4:40 mile, and if she stays healthy, that's somebody who will be a national force. You take a 5 minute miler, and the verdict is unknown. You can watch progressions, you can look at 5K times, etc., but you have NO WAY of knowing if she's better than another 5:15 miler after 2 years in the college weight room. Same uncertainty with 800 runners. In HS, the 800 runners are (mostly) XC girls who happen to have some good speed. In college, those girls become milers, and the 800 runners are sprinters who have the juice to add an extra lap. How do you know how much footspeed that HS 800 stud has, when she hasn't run off a block in years?

Long story short, I assume there's no real money available unless you're a national level athlete, so you have to focus on the academic side first. Fortunately, this one is getting her money for academics, and just happens to be a D1 runner, which explains why dad has been largely clueless on the whole recruiting thing.

FINALLY, AND ALL CAPS INTENDED, I'M NOT HERE TO SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT ANY RECRUITMENT OR LACK THEREOF BY ANY PROGRAM. I'M PROUD OF MY GIRL, AND I HAVE A TON OF RESPECT FOR ALL OF THE COACHES I'VE MET.

I took up running 5 years ago myself, and the science of the individual machine, the training for specific events, the psychology, the toughness...as a practicing scientist, I find it a very interesting diversion, and I appreciate the insights of those here, as well as the people of the H&F forum.

Jada Campos to the Aggies

https://instagr.am/p/CrT7UQTvB86

I just found out about her; she was high school #2 in the nation last year out of Houston Humble Creek HS.
How we got her after 1 semester is unknown to me. She was # 34 indoors in NCAA last semester and now we have her. Any details on how and why she became available then please pass along. Great pickup!

Official Visit of South Plain high jumper Kudak Chadenga a 2.26m (7-05) high jumper from Zimbabwe. He has visited 5 SEC schools.
This would be a great pick up especially having Ushan Pererra

https://instagr.am/p/CsG7jwarQCu

Here's some of Carlie Weiser's throws I got at the state meet! Includes her best one during discus

Catching up on more #UILState from Thursday!

After completing a three-peat (x2) in the 4A shot put/discus, @aggietfxc signee @carlie_weiser says she's excited to join Texas A&M next year.

"I'm looking forward to being part of the team... just seeing how far I'll be able to go." pic.twitter.com/VPoGBdcxEN

— Ben Peck - KAGS 🦚👍 (@TheBenPeck) May 12, 2023

Dower Powell - 10.34 in 100m and 21.78 for 200m.
Nephew of Asafa Powell

https://instagr.am/p/CshQtDFvdzc

Omarion Ferguson. 10.53 and 21.00 PBs in 100m and 200m. 14.46 in 110m hurdles

https://instagr.am/p/CrKXp2rNFKW