<p>OS, your last paragraph made me laugh… remembering a few Ivy hockey games of my youth. Enough said. </p>
<p>In any event, OldBatesieDoc and others, I do take your point. D’s sphere includes athletes of high academic distinction and they have been actively pursued. At the same time, her world is a small one, unlike the much larger pool (or so I assume) of swimmers where great talent and great academics commonly intersect and where coaches can pick and choose freely. The same must hold for xcountry and track I think. Just giving a little insight into our experience which seems to disprove a hard-and-fast rule of 2100.</p>