Anyone attending the JOs in College Station can attest to how miserable of an experience it is. Despite the lodging options, Eugene is by far the best facility and has the best weather during late July.
Anyone attending the JOs in College Station can attest to how miserable of an experience it is. Despite the lodging options, Eugene is by far the best facility and has the best weather during late July.
I've gone to JOs many many times. I didn't go to College Station this year. If they want people and want to make it competitive they should put it places people want to go. But that's not the priority.
I don't plan on going back to anymore that are in Texas or Kansas been there too many times. I am also not taking my team to cross country in Louisville on repeat.
USATF has ruined JOs and we are looking for alternates.
Anyone attending the JOs in College Station can attest to how miserable of an experience it is. Despite the lodging options, Eugene is by far the best facility and has the best weather during late July.
Anyone attending the JOs in College Station can attest to how miserable of an experience it is. Despite the lodging options, Eugene is by far the best facility and has the best weather during late July.
But Eugene also sucks. Go to San Diego
I would love to go to San Diego, but Eugene doesn't suck. They could have JOs in a lot of locations and not repeat on back to back years. They could also have locations that have the potential for decent weather in July.
I think if you do that you'd guarantee to get mostly west coast kids. My son ran youth track as a kid (he's HS now) and we went to whatever national meet was closer, and some years skipped if both were too far. Even now in HS we haven't considered Nike Nationals because New Balance is closer. Personally I felt like AAU had tougher competition even with the single year age groups so I think holding it in Eugene would make it basically a "b" nationals.