Hello AustraliaI thought I would give everyone an update seeing though it’s been a while since Australia has seen or heard from me. Believe it or not I have turned into a grizzly... an Adams State Grizzly. Adams State College is in Alamosa, Colorado, USA. Most people are probably thinking like where, what, why would you go there? In this blog I will try and answer a few of the questions that I have been asked.
Australians have probably never heard of Adams State College yet in the American running community it is one of the most talked about running programs. Adams State indisputably is the most successful running collegiate program across all divisions. It has won over 50 national cross countries, indoor and outdoor national titles in the NAIA and NCAA Division 2. This is staggering considering it is only a small state liberal arts college in the middle of the San Luis Valley in south east Colorado. The program was founded by world famous coach, Dr. Joe Vigil who was later the coach of Deena Kastor (Current American Women’s Marathon Record Holder and Olympic Bronze Medalists) and Meb Keflezighi (Olympic Silver Marathon Medalist). Vigil also coached Pat Porter who attended Adams State College. Porter is arguably America’s best cross country runner winning 8 consecutive US cross country titles in the 80’s and five top 10 finishes in the World Cross Country with a best placing of 4th. Probably the most well known feat of ASC is the 1992 Men's cross country team that became the first and only team in collegiate cross country history to record a perfect score at the NCAA D2 National Championships.
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