My guess is the plan will be different this season. At this time last year, nobody had any idea that she would be top-4 at USATFs three times, win races against Olympians, and be invited to race in Europe.
I do not expect a repeat of her five indoor titles in four hours that she accomplished last winter. In fact, I don't know if she will run NAIA Nationals at all. Regardless of who you are, you still need to hit qualifying times in your races. Last season, she knocked her 3000m out in December, did the 600m/800m/1000m as a workout in January, and did the mile at Camel City. She is not racing in December, so this will make it a little more stressful to qualify in five events. Maybe she will just focus on the 600m/800/mile/DMR.
NAIA Nationals are the same weekend as World Indoors in Glasgow. She skipped Crossroads Indoors to do USATF Indoors last season but didn't make the team so NAIA Nationals remained in the picture. If she does USATFs again (I expect she will) and makes the team, then she needs to skip NAIAs. There is too much upside for a potential Olympian to go race the world's best rather than just cruise to five wins against much lesser competition. These are the exact opportunities she talked about having by going to Huntington rather than some D1 program where conference titles are overemphasized.
Huntington's schedule constantly changes it seems. Originally, the BU meet on February 9th was listed; it is no longer listed. Maybe this means she has been invited to Millrose two days later. Or maybe it is still on the schedule but not listed for Wiley's privacy, especially if she is the only runner going. Who knows? Personally, I would rather see her race BOTH meets - a mile at BU on Friday and a mile at Millrose on Sunday. The one area she lacks experience is running rounds. I think she has only done this twice - U20s in 2022 and USATF Outdoor in 2023. It is what she will need to be able to handle at the Trials, especially if she competes in both the 800m and 1500m. BU/Millrose would be a great simulation. Last year's mile at BU had Ayyildiz, Tyynismaa, Kazimierska, Thorton-Bott, Asekol, Barnett, Appleton, and other top NCAA milers. Millrose was, of course, loaded with Muir, Andrews, Stafford, Snowden, Hiltz, Reekie, Hurta-Klecker, etc. Great opportunity to race the top collegiates and some top pros back-to-back.
What I would like to see would be a low-key NAIA meet in mid-January as a workout, either Dr. Sanders or Camel City January 27, BU February 9, Millrose Feb 11, USATF Indoors Feb 16-17, World Indoors Mar 1-3.
It seems as if Wiley is running a mostly professional type of schedule now. Why won't she go pro? It's smart that she isn't racing as much as a typical college athlete generally does That allows her to train more how professionals train without the burden of the collegiate schedule which can be overbearing at times.
Going pro seems like it would be the smart thing to do. The option to earn a degree will always be there. Racing against NAIA athletes does nothing for her development.
It seems as if Wiley is running a mostly professional type of schedule now. Why won't she go pro? It's smart that she isn't racing as much as a typical college athlete generally does That allows her to train more how professionals train without the burden of the collegiate schedule which can be overbearing at times.
Going pro seems like it would be the smart thing to do. The option to earn a degree will always be there. Racing against NAIA athletes does nothing for her development.
I was wondering the same thing the other day. Why won’t she go pro now?
It seems as if Wiley is running a mostly professional type of schedule now. Why won't she go pro? It's smart that she isn't racing as much as a typical college athlete generally does That allows her to train more how professionals train without the burden of the collegiate schedule which can be overbearing at times.
Going pro seems like it would be the smart thing to do. The option to earn a degree will always be there. Racing against NAIA athletes does nothing for her development.
Yes, Addy Wiley is basically a pro now, just without the income.
She has said that she wants to get her degree, so I understand why she doesn't want to drop out of school. But she can continue as a student and still be a pro at the same time. Alyson Felix did that for 4 years at USC. Raevyn Rogers did that her senior year at Oregon.
She even said that the reason she choose Huntington over Colorado was because she thought Huntington gave her the best opportunity to develop into a pro level runner. But now that she is a pro level runner, she won't go pro? It's very strange.
My guess is the plan will be different this season. At this time last year, nobody had any idea that she would be top-4 at USATFs three times, win races against Olympians, and be invited to race in Europe.
I do not expect a repeat of her five indoor titles in four hours that she accomplished last winter. In fact, I don't know if she will run NAIA Nationals at all. Regardless of who you are, you still need to hit qualifying times in your races. Last season, she knocked her 3000m out in December, did the 600m/800m/1000m as a workout in January, and did the mile at Camel City. She is not racing in December, so this will make it a little more stressful to qualify in five events. Maybe she will just focus on the 600m/800/mile/DMR.
NAIA Nationals are the same weekend as World Indoors in Glasgow. She skipped Crossroads Indoors to do USATF Indoors last season but didn't make the team so NAIA Nationals remained in the picture. If she does USATFs again (I expect she will) and makes the team, then she needs to skip NAIAs. There is too much upside for a potential Olympian to go race the world's best rather than just cruise to five wins against much lesser competition. These are the exact opportunities she talked about having by going to Huntington rather than some D1 program where conference titles are overemphasized.
Huntington's schedule constantly changes it seems. Originally, the BU meet on February 9th was listed; it is no longer listed. Maybe this means she has been invited to Millrose two days later. Or maybe it is still on the schedule but not listed for Wiley's privacy, especially if she is the only runner going. Who knows? Personally, I would rather see her race BOTH meets - a mile at BU on Friday and a mile at Millrose on Sunday. The one area she lacks experience is running rounds. I think she has only done this twice - U20s in 2022 and USATF Outdoor in 2023. It is what she will need to be able to handle at the Trials, especially if she competes in both the 800m and 1500m. BU/Millrose would be a great simulation. Last year's mile at BU had Ayyildiz, Tyynismaa, Kazimierska, Thorton-Bott, Asekol, Barnett, Appleton, and other top NCAA milers. Millrose was, of course, loaded with Muir, Andrews, Stafford, Snowden, Hiltz, Reekie, Hurta-Klecker, etc. Great opportunity to race the top collegiates and some top pros back-to-back.
What I would like to see would be a low-key NAIA meet in mid-January as a workout, either Dr. Sanders or Camel City January 27, BU February 9, Millrose Feb 11, USATF Indoors Feb 16-17, World Indoors Mar 1-3.
This was a really high quality, thoughtful post and deserves more than just an upvote.
My guess is the plan will be different this season. At this time last year, nobody had any idea that she would be top-4 at USATFs three times, win races against Olympians, and be invited to race in Europe.
I do not expect a repeat of her five indoor titles in four hours that she accomplished last winter. In fact, I don't know if she will run NAIA Nationals at all. Regardless of who you are, you still need to hit qualifying times in your races. Last season, she knocked her 3000m out in December, did the 600m/800m/1000m as a workout in January, and did the mile at Camel City. She is not racing in December, so this will make it a little more stressful to qualify in five events. Maybe she will just focus on the 600m/800/mile/DMR.
NAIA Nationals are the same weekend as World Indoors in Glasgow. She skipped Crossroads Indoors to do USATF Indoors last season but didn't make the team so NAIA Nationals remained in the picture. If she does USATFs again (I expect she will) and makes the team, then she needs to skip NAIAs. There is too much upside for a potential Olympian to go race the world's best rather than just cruise to five wins against much lesser competition. These are the exact opportunities she talked about having by going to Huntington rather than some D1 program where conference titles are overemphasized.
Huntington's schedule constantly changes it seems. Originally, the BU meet on February 9th was listed; it is no longer listed. Maybe this means she has been invited to Millrose two days later. Or maybe it is still on the schedule but not listed for Wiley's privacy, especially if she is the only runner going. Who knows? Personally, I would rather see her race BOTH meets - a mile at BU on Friday and a mile at Millrose on Sunday. The one area she lacks experience is running rounds. I think she has only done this twice - U20s in 2022 and USATF Outdoor in 2023. It is what she will need to be able to handle at the Trials, especially if she competes in both the 800m and 1500m. BU/Millrose would be a great simulation. Last year's mile at BU had Ayyildiz, Tyynismaa, Kazimierska, Thorton-Bott, Asekol, Barnett, Appleton, and other top NCAA milers. Millrose was, of course, loaded with Muir, Andrews, Stafford, Snowden, Hiltz, Reekie, Hurta-Klecker, etc. Great opportunity to race the top collegiates and some top pros back-to-back.
What I would like to see would be a low-key NAIA meet in mid-January as a workout, either Dr. Sanders or Camel City January 27, BU February 9, Millrose Feb 11, USATF Indoors Feb 16-17, World Indoors Mar 1-3.
This was a really high quality, thoughtful post and deserves more than just an upvote.
Probably someone that coaches her or involved with the program.
It seems as if Wiley is running a mostly professional type of schedule now. Why won't she go pro? It's smart that she isn't racing as much as a typical college athlete generally does That allows her to train more how professionals train without the burden of the collegiate schedule which can be overbearing at times.
Going pro seems like it would be the smart thing to do. The option to earn a degree will always be there. Racing against NAIA athletes does nothing for her development.
Yes, Addy Wiley is basically a pro now, just without the income.
She has said that she wants to get her degree, so I understand why she doesn't want to drop out of school. But she can continue as a student and still be a pro at the same time. Alyson Felix did that for 4 years at USC. Raevyn Rogers did that her senior year at Oregon.
She even said that the reason she choose Huntington over Colorado was because she thought Huntington gave her the best opportunity to develop into a pro level runner. But now that she is a pro level runner, she won't go pro? It's very strange.
Her decision not to go pro is the elephant in the room.
Yes, Addy Wiley is basically a pro now, just without the income.
She has said that she wants to get her degree, so I understand why she doesn't want to drop out of school. But she can continue as a student and still be a pro at the same time. Alyson Felix did that for 4 years at USC. Raevyn Rogers did that her senior year at Oregon.
She even said that the reason she choose Huntington over Colorado was because she thought Huntington gave her the best opportunity to develop into a pro level runner. But now that she is a pro level runner, she won't go pro? It's very strange.
Her decision not to go pro is the elephant in the room.
The death to her career is staying with Johnson’s. Having those two around is destroying the poor girl without her even knowing it. It’s really sad
It seems as if Wiley is running a mostly professional type of schedule now. Why won't she go pro? It's smart that she isn't racing as much as a typical college athlete generally does That allows her to train more how professionals train without the burden of the collegiate schedule which can be overbearing at times.
Going pro seems like it would be the smart thing to do. The option to earn a degree will always be there. Racing against NAIA athletes does nothing for her development.
This was a really high quality, thoughtful post and deserves more than just an upvote.