Princeton track coach Fred Samara retires after 46 years of coaching

rojo wrote:

I wish him a happy retirement. His relentless drive and entusiasm for the sport was impressive and he won an awful lot of Ivy titles and had some great success at the NCAA level.

Link:goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/6/27/m...

PS. I know there was another thread on this but it turned into a thread about whether the Ivy League offers scholarships and what type of students get in. This is supposed to be a thread about Samara's career and legacy. Please do not go off topic or your post will be deleted.

Everyone should already know that the Ivy League does not offer athletic scholarships but they do offer unlimited amounts of need-based aid which can be an advantage, particularly in sports where not every athlete is not on a full ride. I used to say when I was coaching at Cornell that a powerhouse NCAA school can only offer 12.5 track scholarships but at Cornell we could offer 60 if we could find enough talented student-athletes who qualified for aid.

As for admissions, being a recruited athlete certainly helps but the average athlete at every Ivy must have an academic index (a combo of GPA/SATs/ACTs) that is within 1 standard deviation of the average student at the school. Nothing else needs to be said about that in this thread.

coahc wrote:

rojo wrote:

I wish him a happy retirement. His relentless drive and entusiasm for the sport was impressive and he won an awful lot of Ivy titles and had some great success at the NCAA level.

Link:goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/6/27/m...

PS. I know there was another thread on this but it turned into a thread about whether the Ivy League offers scholarships and what type of students get in. This is supposed to be a thread about Samara's career and legacy. Please do not go off topic or your post will be deleted.

Everyone should already know that the Ivy League does not offer athletic scholarships but they do offer unlimited amounts of need-based aid which can be an advantage, particularly in sports where not every athlete is not on a full ride. I used to say when I was coaching at Cornell that a powerhouse NCAA school can only offer 12.5 track scholarships but at Cornell we could offer 60 if we could find enough talented student-athletes who qualified for aid.

As for admissions, being a recruited athlete certainly helps but the average athlete at every Ivy must have an academic index (a combo of GPA/SATs/ACTs) that is within 1 standard deviation of the average student at the school. Nothing else needs to be said about that in this thread.

Impressive stint for 46 years. Will Vig take over?

rojo wrote:

I wish him a happy retirement. His relentless drive and entusiasm for the sport was impressive and he won an awful lot of Ivy titles and had some great success at the NCAA level.

Link:goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/6/27/m...

PS. I know there was another thread on this but it turned into a thread about whether the Ivy League offers scholarships and what type of students get in. This is supposed to be a thread about Samara's career and legacy. Please do not go off topic or your post will be deleted.

Everyone should already know that the Ivy League does not offer athletic scholarships but they do offer unlimited amounts of need-based aid which can be an advantage, particularly in sports where not every athlete is not on a full ride. I used to say when I was coaching at Cornell that a powerhouse NCAA school can only offer 12.5 track scholarships but at Cornell we could offer 60 if we could find enough talented student-athletes who qualified for aid.

As for admissions, being a recruited athlete certainly helps but the average athlete at every Ivy must have an academic index (a combo of GPA/SATs/ACTs) that is within 1 standard deviation of the average student at the school. Nothing else needs to be said about that in this thread.

Wise Old Man wrote:

rojo wrote:

I wish him a happy retirement. His relentless drive and entusiasm for the sport was impressive and he won an awful lot of Ivy titles and had some great success at the NCAA level.

Link:goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/6/27/m...

PS. I know there was another thread on this but it turned into a thread about whether the Ivy League offers scholarships and what type of students get in. This is supposed to be a thread about Samara's career and legacy. Please do not go off topic or your post will be deleted.

Everyone should already know that the Ivy League does not offer athletic scholarships but they do offer unlimited amounts of need-based aid which can be an advantage, particularly in sports where not every athlete is not on a full ride. I used to say when I was coaching at Cornell that a powerhouse NCAA school can only offer 12.5 track scholarships but at Cornell we could offer 60 if we could find enough talented student-athletes who qualified for aid.

As for admissions, being a recruited athlete certainly helps but the average athlete at every Ivy must have an academic index (a combo of GPA/SATs/ACTs) that is within 1 standard deviation of the average student at the school. Nothing else needs to be said about that in this thread.

Princeton has had two legendary coaches back to back now and this has resulted in over 50 years of stability and sustained excellence. It’s a tough act to follow, but hopefully whoever succeeds Fred can keep it rolling.