[StanfordMatt]

I’ll take the contrarian perspective and argue that it’s not necessarily a “major loss.” Given the pedigree of our men’s and women’s cross country programs, the standard for success is national championships. In seven years, Milt didn’t deliver a single one. The talent was definitely there, but our XC teams consistently underperformed when the lights were brightest at nationals.

For some perspective on the history of the program, from 1996-03, our men won five national titles including the 2003 XC team, dubbed “The Machine,” that was the most dominant team in XC history. From 1996-07, our women won five XC national titles as well.

Milt got the job because he worked with Muir at Georgetown. Plain and simple. I’m not going to say that anyone can just walk into the job and produce national champions, but there’s a reason why it’s one of, if not the most coveted jobs in the country. I’m optimistic we’ll be able to land a new coach who will return the program to greatness.

[StanfordMatt]

I’ll take the contrarian perspective and argue that it’s not necessarily a “major loss.” Given the pedigree of our men’s and women’s cross country programs, the standard for success is national championships. In seven years, Milt didn’t deliver a single one. The talent was definitely there, but our XC teams consistently underperformed when the lights were brightest at nationals.

For some perspective on the history of the program, from 1996-03, our men won five national titles including the 2003 XC team, dubbed “The Machine,” that was the most dominant team in XC history. From 1996-07, our women won five XC national titles as well.

Milt got the job because he worked with Muir at Georgetown. Plain and simple. I’m not going to say that anyone can just walk into the job and produce national champions, but there’s a reason why it’s one of, if not the most coveted jobs in the country. I’m optimistic we’ll be able to land a new coach who will return the program to greatness.