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I would love Lehigh to set the bar very high in all sports. I believe in the pursuit of excellence.
I am just trying to temper your enthusiasm with a bit of reality. The coaches are in constant pursuit of 5 star recruits and they told me they thought they had one a few years ago.
Here is where we stand right now. for the last 3 years, Lehigh has been a middle of the pack team in the PL, commonly going into the tournament seeded #4-#6. There are no PL teams in the top 75 in the country. The Ivies have at least 4. In order to become a top program in the Northeast, we need to first establish ourselves as an elite program in the PL. I have no idea how much money Lehigh has allotted to Tennis but we all know what Army and Navy offers. Competing against the Ivies for recruits is always a tough nut to crack esp in the lower tier sports.
With that being said however I’d love for Lehigh to find a few diamonds in the rough to open some eyes.
Men’s Cross Country may be an area where we have shown very good success including a couple of near All Americans. I think this year;s recruiting class, at least on paper, may be one of the best in a long time.
