Centrowitz to volunteer coach at UW

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Centrowitz to volunteer coach at UW

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In a surprising move, UW has hired former UO T&F star and current Olympic 1500m champ Matthew Centrowitz as a volunteer assistant. Never thought I'd see him coaching while he's still a pro runner and at a rival school that will shifting over to Adidas in the next year. They also added former Duck runner (and Centro's good friend) Chris Kwiatkowski to be a full-time assistant. The Powells are really using their Oregon ties to jumpstart that program. I doubt many Duck fans will be happy to see this.
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I am not happy to see this.
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Well said, Grandpa. Nor am I.

Quite honestly, I've never been a huge fan of Centrowitz Jr. (as opposed to his dad, whom I saw run at Hayward in the 70s). Somehow he never seemed "true Duck" to me.
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Greenblood wrote:Well said, Grandpa. Nor am I.

Quite honestly, I've never been a huge fan of Centrowitz Jr. (as opposed to his dad, whom I saw run at Hayward in the 70s). Somehow he never seemed "true Duck" to me.
A lot of the other people on the team weren't big fans of his. He pretty much half-assed it and boasted that he was half-assing it, saying he'd turn it on when he was a pro. Well, can't say he was wrong. Sounds like a good personality fit for the huskies, though.
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