Admittedly, I've been living under a rock for a while, but I hadn't heard anything about German Fernandez retiring or getting dropped by Nike. (Although neither would surprise me as we just finished an Olympic cycle.)
Now apparently he's a grad assistant at OSU so I assume this means he's not with BTC anymore and maybe not with Nike. His twitter still says "Nike T&F athlete" though.
That's awesome! He must've not changed the twitter description yet. Hopefully that will bring some big recruits into OSU and get them back up in the mix for a national title!
Check this out: "Fernandez graduated from OSU in 2012 and is seeking a Master's degree healthcare entrepreneurship."
If he's in grad school, does that mean he could be eligible to run again? Or, did he use up all eligibility in undergrad school? Likewise, did going pro stop his NCAA eligibility as well?
NCAA Eligibility? wrote:
Check this out: "Fernandez graduated from OSU in 2012 and is seeking a Master's degree healthcare entrepreneurship."
If he's in grad school, does that mean he could be eligible to run again? Or, did he use up all eligibility in undergrad school? Likewise, did going pro stop his NCAA eligibility as well?
The NCAA has a clock rule. Exceptions exist (such as going on a Mormon mission) but he would not qualify for that.
This is a good way for him to get back to training consistently and maybe run a few races here and there.
I hope he's on a scholarship or large enough stipend to pay for school though... A Masters in healthcare entrepreneurship is 100% worthless.
I hope ur joking. i thought everyone knew how this works. he's done. he will not be putting on the OSU singlet for any races. Once you go pro you can't go back (unless ur Rupp)
Ugh! Must have been dropped. His team is training in Flagstaff and he's in OK. Maybe is old coach will get him fit again.
NCAA Eligibility? wrote:
Check this out: "Fernandez graduated from OSU in 2012 and is seeking a Master's degree healthcare entrepreneurship."
If he's in grad school, does that mean he could be eligible to run again? Or, did he use up all eligibility in undergrad school? Likewise, did going pro stop his NCAA eligibility as well?
Well, as soon as he accepted money in the sport, his NCAA eligibility went away.
But even if he hadn't taken any money, I think you only have a certain window in which to use your four years of eligibility -- maybe seven years from the first day you compete? That's how it used to be, anyway.
who?
well, he ran 3:55 as a freshman with Dave and then 3:34 1500m just after his senior year, despite being injury plagued. It's always possible that Dave will be able to keep him healthy long enough to show that talent of his.
I was sort of hoping he would move to the roads, because his 28:06 10K debut last season, while not perfect, was a lot better than all of the 1500/mile duds he's been having the past few years. There's no denying his former talent was at the 1500, but I haven't seen any flashes of that at all the last few years.
The forks were stuck in him so long ago that they are now rusty.
Is Bowerman TC, Nike, or Fernandez going to make any announcement? It's so hard to follow this sport sometimes. How do they expect to have fans if people never know what's going on with these pro runners.
Derrick did that interview today but how about the other runners in BTC? Is Huling still running? Is Bayer still in the group? Heath?
Bleu wrote:
Maybe is old coach will get him fit again.
Bleu wrote:
Maybe is old coach will get him fit again.
Dave Smith....... Best joke I've heard all day.
Honestly, Dave Smith did not make him into a vegetarian. And Dave Smith's training philosophy and workouts are extremely well-designed. I know from a former athlete. They are just very well thought out and work all the different physical systems, short tempos, long tempos, long runs, short and long intervals, dynamic stretching, quick enough pace on warmups to really get ready for the workouts, etc. He doesn't miss a trick.
I was counting on German to become the next Alexander Shulgin.
jjjjj wrote:
Honestly, Dave Smith did not make him into a vegetarian.
Smith is a great coach. German is a vegetarian?
adfasdf wrote:
Is Bowerman TC, Nike, or Fernandez going to make any announcement? It's so hard to follow this sport sometimes. How do they expect to have fans if people never know what's going on with these pro runners.
Derrick did that interview today but how about the other runners in BTC? Is Huling still running? Is Bayer still in the group? Heath?
This is why professional running is joke and the "Pro" groups and their athletes will never make money.
Even if you wanted to you couldn't be follow the sport. Letsrun's message board is the only reliable place for information.
jjjjj wrote:
Honestly, Dave Smith did not make him into a vegetarian. And Dave Smith's training philosophy and workouts are extremely well-designed. I know from a former athlete. They are just very well thought out and work all the different physical systems, short tempos, long tempos, long runs, short and long intervals, dynamic stretching, quick enough pace on warmups to really get ready for the workouts, etc. He doesn't miss a trick.
Vegetarian?? Well now would be good then to go back to the animal fat and protein he was consuming while working at Applebees in HS and running like an absolute carnivore beast!
You bring up 1 race post freshman year and believe Dave will keep him healthy? The dude literally burnt him to a crisp and he never rebooted for his pro-career.
Seeing the trend with OSU runners, there is typically 1 in 12 odds to succeed.
It's the same program that has 11 foreigners on their roster. I understand other prominent programs get foreigners, but if a coach is stable in coaching, why the heck resort to 11 foreign athletes? You all realize how much work it is to travel to visit them, get them through the NCAA clearinghouse, and those folks hold out till they get a full ride. May as well go down the road and pick up American talent.
I don't want to hear about 1 girl and guy doing well. Some runners are the few that don't get affected by the poisoning, it's called natural selection.