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OAC’s Alicia Monson Ready for Her First Olympic Trials: Does She Double or Go All-in for the 10,000?
May 14, 2021
Dathan Ritzenhein has already created huge expectations for her.
“Alicia is someone who has the potential to be the next great American female distance runner,” Ritzenhein said on social media. Then he doubled down, telling LetsRun.com that Monson “could be someone like
Shalane [
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Right now, however, Monson, who turned 23 on Thursday, does not have time to deal with such lofty expectations. She is all-in on trying to make her first Olympic team and faces a much more immediate decision. Does she double at the US Olympic Trials? Or should she skip the 5,000m to focus on the 10,000m?
Coach Dathan Ritzenhein Raves About Potential of His OAC Team
Alicia Monson “could be someone like Shalane and Deena” and Olli Hoare has a skillset “unique to five or ten other people in the world
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May 7, 2021
Dathan Ritzenhein.
It doesn’t sound quite as familiar as athlete Dathan Ritzenhein, but it soon may. Ritz is the head coach of the newly formed On Athletics Club (OAC), which has four NCAA D1 champions on its roster (
Leah Falland (O’Connor),
Olli Hoare, and
Geordie Beamish), and is starting to turn a few heads as the OAC athletes are running well in the club’s first year of existence.