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Post by olduck66 on Jan 28, 2018 10:52:04 GMT -8
Bad news. Ken Goe reports that Hannah has left the team.
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Post by chileduck on Jan 28, 2018 11:01:19 GMT -8
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Post by ramseur on Jan 28, 2018 11:45:09 GMT -8
Raevyn, Deja and now Hannah....all leaving with eligibility remaining. Can you imagine if they had all returned?
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Post by mallardg on Jan 28, 2018 13:44:01 GMT -8
OD, does Ken Goe indicate that she has left due to continuing injuries, or to pursue a pro career? Sometimes a team is stronger with less -- not saying that is the case here, but just sayin' because this may put more of the focus on the younger talent to develop quicker. We all know that Hannah has been hamstring injury prone, a type of injury that can become chronic with sprinters. In any event, let's all hope that she is healthy and wish her success as a pro, if that is her goal.
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Post by bruce3404 on Jan 28, 2018 14:09:02 GMT -8
According to Goe's article, RJ texted a response that indicated she was going pro. I have no idea what her pro offer is, but it seems mis-guided to leave in a non-championship year when a few NCAA titles would increase her value to a shoe/apparel company; then again, maybe she got an offer she couldn't refuse.
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Post by olduck66 on Jan 28, 2018 15:38:38 GMT -8
Sad day when a talent such as Hannah leaves a program. Now the scholarship question. I would guess Hannah had a full or very near full ride. If she is not is school, doesn't that give Oregon additional funds, her scholarship. So, will they divide it amongst up and coming athletes that only have small scholarships, will they hold it till next year or do they go on the market, USA or international, to find some sort of surprise athlete that could be at Oregon for the spring term?
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Post by duckcardinal on Jan 28, 2018 17:11:47 GMT -8
Thanks all for the thread and comments. Mixed feelings for me, particularly given the disquieting performance by Washington. Williams seems to be making steady progress coming back from her injury season, and it seems Reed is being brought along carefully as well. But, with Hannah gone and Ari..... I'm not feeling nearly so confident of a simple reload for our elite 4X1.
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Post by hawaiiduck1 on Jan 29, 2018 9:50:13 GMT -8
I also have mixed feelings about this, Hannah did some great things while a Duck, but she always seemed just on the verge of really dominating, but injuries kept getting in the way. I hope she is making the right choice, it does seem like she is probably far enough along developmentally, though I'm not an expert on that.
With her gone and Ari struggling, it's time for the new generation of lady sprinters to step up a bit. Doubt we will ever see a trio like Hannah, Ari and Deajah again, but hopefully we'll continue to have success in the short sprints.
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Post by chileduck on Jan 29, 2018 10:36:46 GMT -8
I also have mixed feelings about this, Hannah did some great things while a Duck, but she always seemed just on the verge of really dominating, but injuries kept getting in the way. I hope she is making the right choice, it does seem like she is probably far enough along developmentally, though I'm not an expert on that. With her gone and Ari struggling, it's time for the new generation of lady sprinters to step up a bit. Doubt we will ever see a trio like Hannah, Ari and Deajah again, but hopefully we'll continue to have success in the short sprints. I like your take and with the recent history of women sprinters (i.e. Amber Pervis, Kesha Baker, English Gardner, Jenna Prandini, Jasmine Todd), I'd say the trend is in the right direction. Add runners like Chizoba Okodogbe and Ashante Horsley and we see a solid, if recent tradition. Will Jasmin Reed and Lauren Rain Williams be next in the progression? Given the trend, you gotta like the chances. |
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Post by bruce3404 on Jan 29, 2018 12:22:27 GMT -8
From FloTrack today:
Hannah Cunliffe has run her last race as an Oregon Duck.
The news was first reported by Ken Goe of The Oregonian, who cited “several sources with knowledge of the situation” who said Cunliffe has left the team and withdrawn from school.
"I'm finalizing who my agent will be as I make the move to running professional," Cunliffe told FloTrack on Sunday evening. "I'm excited for what challenges lie ahead. I enjoyed my time at Oregon and made big improvements; I just felt it was the right time to make a move."
Cunliffe is the reigning NCAA champion in the 60m and collegiate record holder in the event. She has personal bests of 7.07 (60m), 11.07 (100m), and 22.49 (200m).
In a text message to Goe, Oregon’s head coach Robert Johnson said Oregon "want to support Hannah in her dreams of being a pro."
After transferring from Oklahoma for the 2015-2016 school year, Cunliffe made an immediate impact for the Ducks. She took home Pac-12 titles in the 100m and 200m in 2016 and became NCAA champion in the 60m last winter. Though she dealt with injuries at the tail end of the 2016 and 2017 outdoor seasons, she was expected to be a key part of Oregon’s quest to defend their indoor and outdoor titles.
Cunliffe was ranked first in the 60m and third in the 200m in the latest FloTrack rankings. She did not compete in any meets for the Ducks this indoor season. In her absence, the Ducks sprint squad will lean heavily on veteran Ariana Washington as well as underclassmen Makenzie Dunmore, Lauren Rain Williams, and Jasmin Reed.
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Post by danishduck on Jan 29, 2018 17:53:37 GMT -8
There must be other reasons behind Hannah's surprise departure. From a professional standpoint, her value today would seem not very high. True, she recorded superlative indoor performances. But, due to injury, she never scored a point at the NC outdoors. The way for Hannah to enhance her value would have been to compete next Spring at a high level, score a bunch of NC points, and then negotiate from strength. Her loss really takes Ducks out of the favorite role in the NCs both out and indoors.
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Post by bruce3404 on Jan 29, 2018 20:35:52 GMT -8
Danish, I am 100% in agreement with you. There is more than meets the eye. If you're gonna go pro, then do it in the summer, not at the beginning of the winter term. So ultimately, it's academics or disagreement with the coaching staff. Maybe she wanted to come to NYC and they said no, based on her breakdowns of the past two seasons? Maybe this is why RJ wasn't to be seen in NYC? If it's a coaching staff disagreement, then she obviously hasn't been paying attention to the great success of her predecessors. Who knows?
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Post by chileduck on Feb 5, 2018 15:26:25 GMT -8
Looks like going pro is working for Hannah.
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Post by bruce3404 on Feb 6, 2018 7:06:10 GMT -8
This isn't the first Oregon athlete culled by Adidas prior to the end of their eligibilites. Is this a childish ploy on their part to raid Uncle Phil's favorite team? Hannah was a great, though often broken, college athlete. While I wish her all the best, I don't think she has much of a pro career ahead of her. While I have no idea what Adidas is paying her, this will probably prove to be an unwarranted gamble unless possibly medaling in a few indoor meets is considered worthwhile.
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Post by chileduck on Feb 6, 2018 7:58:28 GMT -8
This isn't the first Oregon athlete culled by Adidas prior to the end of their eligibilites. Is this a childish ploy on their part to raid Uncle Phil's favorite team? Hannah was a great, though often broken, college athlete. While I wish her all the best, I don't think she has much of a pro career ahead of her. While I have no idea what Adidas is paying her, this will probably prove to be an unwarranted gamble unless possibly medaling in a few indoor meets is considered worthwhile. Childish ploy or not, It seems to have made Hannah feel legit, although I thought she should have felt so anyway. Would like to have seen what she could have done for Oregon. Here is her tweet announcing new status. |
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