How about we turn this into an anti-Hightower thread instead. She has to be the worst thing about the USATF in its history.
I'm hesitant to get on board an anti-Nike or anti-Vin bandwagon when it comes to USATF. Nike has paid more than anyone to try and get USATF to be solvent. Vin is just about the only coach/manager who has any experience filling the stands at a track meet and by virtue of getting his athletes to perform. USATF had to say yes to the Nike deal and they would have been dumb to not take Vin when the opportunity presented itself.
What we have seen happen at the top level is have a new guy come in every few years who can strike some big money deals, set some lofty goals, and usually fall short of taking USATF to any higher level. That's par for the course. The problem is partly with track and its general marketability. But we can't deny that underneath this we've had several small-minded USATF members in positions of power with zero creative ability to expand the sport. They seem much more concerned about making a decent life in Indianapolis and jetsetting to a few meeting destinations per year.