Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Gary Aldrich

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Seems Set In Ways And Focused On Sending Only The Best Performing Athletes...

Date: June 20, 2024

By Other

3.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

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"Please note that my only interaction was meeting Coach Aldrich in person when we toured the college and wanted to learn more about his coaching style and how he ran the program for Track & Field. Aldrich took the time to share and answer any of our questions. He spoke about having good amount of years of coaching high level Athletes who went on to compete in the Olympics. It was off putting to me as he came across to me more focused on making sure only Athletes would compete & travel if they were only able to contribute to competion standings [in a DIII level); explained in detail how every Athlete must return to try out to "earn their spot" on the team, even returning star Athletes. Aldrick did stress the importance of perserverance and diligence to committent and practice "put your time in" and is looking for dedicated Athletes. I didn't get a good sense of what type of training strategies would be specifically adapted and focused for short distance runners and that he was relying on a newly hired short distance coach. We weren't looking for a "easier ticket to get admitted to CM via athletics" and I'm sure this Coach has met with many prospectives thinking that athletics would be a way into admissions. That all said, I saw the passon for excellence and dedication as a Coach but we walked away thinking his coaching style may not be a great fit for our athlete and questioned what type of team culture this Head Coach would cultivate."

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Gary Aldrich

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Straight Shooter That Gave Us An Honest Answer

Date: June 20, 2024

By Other

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

Tags

Direct Honest Accessible Old School Mentality Responsive

"Let us know that spots were limited and athlete needs to try out for their spot every year. Spot on team and spots on traveling squad based on performance and ability to score points "

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Women's Campus Visit

Softball

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Generally Unimpressive Except For Academics

Date: June 12, 2024

By Other

3.7

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

3.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"Not very informative. Very strong academics. "

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Women's Facilities

Softball

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Lots Of Construction On Campus

Date: June 12, 2024

By Other

3.4

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

3.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

125

Weight room

175

Practice Facilities

175

Game Day Facilities

"Old buildings that have not yet been modernized. "

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Men's Facilities

Cross Country/Track & Field

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Great Facilities.

Date: June 6, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

125

Weight room

175

Practice Facilities

175

Game Day Facilities

"Great facilities! Nice track and weight room."

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Men's Campus Visit

Cross Country/Track & Field

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Smart School, Smart Track Program

Date: June 6, 2024

By Other

4.2

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

4.0

5.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"Saw the track and spoke with head coach. Great visit overall. "

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Women's Campus Visit

Softball

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Great Academic Environment For Student Athletes

Date: June 6, 2024

By Other

3.3

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

4.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"Campus is kind of confusing but the academic experience was great. "

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Women's Softball

Katie Rufo

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Clearly Passionate About Coaching

Date: June 6, 2024

By Other

3.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

Tags

Fair Great Communicator Knows The Game Old School Mentality Organized

"Passionate about the program and helpful. "

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Women's Softball

Monica Harrison

Women's Softball Head Coach / NCAA Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Designee

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Very Nice And Has A Balanced Approach

Date: June 6, 2024

By Other

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

3.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Honest Motivational Believes In You

"Very accessible and helpful. "

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Men's Tennis

Mike Belmonte

Men's Tennis Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Toxic Masculinity And Sexism

Date: June 1, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

"Mike Belmonte and Andy girard are “macho” men who use bullying and intimidation to coach. They are not ethical people and recruit a certain “brainwashble” and “naive” student to play for them. I’m so done with toxic masculinity and Mike Belmonte is the definition of that. I remember one time they met with me (an 18 year old attractive girl) ALONE in a hotel room to degrade and gang up on me. Had I known at the time that this was wildly inappropriate, I would’ve reported them immediately. The shame and embarrassment they put me through was too much. I will one day expose their behavior. "

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Women's Soccer

Yon Struble

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Arrogant Coach, But Dumb And Festers Bad Team Culture

Date: March 16, 2023

By Other

2.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

2.8

3.5

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"I played for Yon for 4 years.. he has decent knowledge of the game, but cares more about himself than the team. I do not believe he is a good person, which translates to a bad coach. He would consistently put teammates against each other to "drive competition" but it would in turn just create a poor team culture. He's extremely conceited, because he coaches at a prestigious school, but it is not worth it. I became a worse player during my tenure under him. He has his ways of wanting things done, and if you don't do them to a tee, he will punish you for them. Even if you have a slightly different style of play that is still effective. My favorite memory was when he set up a practice that was purely centered around headers and just had us practice heading in crosses. 2 players got concussions that practice from the constant heading of a driven ball, and one had long-term effects from that concussion. Just plain dumb. "

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Women's Facilities

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Great College Sport Atmosphere

Date: March 3, 2023

By Athlete

4.0

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

125

Weight room

175

Practice Facilities

175

Game Day Facilities

"Facilities are all a close walk or completely on campus. The soccer field is a great place because it’s easily accessible for students to come by and watch a game !"

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Women's Soccer

Yon Struble

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Coach Committed To Finding Girls Who Fit

Date: March 3, 2023

By Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

2.8

3.5

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"Yon is very easy to get along with, but sometimes comes off a bit conceited in the recruiting process. Visiting the school was a pleasure, however, and you can tell he cares about how the players fit at the university. "

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Women's Soccer

Yon Struble

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Good Program

Date: August 11, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

2.8

3.5

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"My daughter enjoyed the ID camp but didn't feel that the school was a good fit for her."

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Women's Campus Visit

Soccer

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Excellent Camp

Date: August 10, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

3.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"Visited for an ID camp, well run and great coach interactions"

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Women's Facilities

Soccer

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Nice Facilities

Date: August 10, 2022

By Verified Athlete

3.6

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

3.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

125

Weight room

175

Practice Facilities

175

Game Day Facilities

"Older facilities but well kept and clean, right on campus"

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Women's Soccer

Yon Struble

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: March 25, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

2.8

3.5

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

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Women's Soccer

Yon Struble

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: March 24, 2021

By Verified Athlete

1.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

2.8

3.5

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"Doesn’t know what he is talking about when he coaches. Gives misleading information. Super passive aggressive and not understanding in the slightest. Values his own time and does not respect others’. Would not recommend. A big reason most people dropped the team when they did"

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Women's Soccer

Yon Struble

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: March 24, 2021

By Verified Athlete

2.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.4

2.8

3.5

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"Yon is straight up rude. "

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Men's Soccer

Brandon Bowman

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: March 15, 2021

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.6

4.7

4.3

4.6

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Playing for Coach Bowman was an incredible experience. I really can’t say enough good things about him. I enjoyed every practice, game, meeting, meal, you name it, with Coach Bowman. He absolutely loves the game and cares about his players. "

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Men's Soccer

Brandon Bowman

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: March 15, 2021

By Verified Athlete

2.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.6

4.7

4.3

4.6

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"More of the “face of the program”, and less of an actual coach. He needs a strong assistant who can run the team tactics while he oversees the program."

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Men's Golf

Dan Rodgers

Men's Golf Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: July 29, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Men's Football

Richard Lackner

Men's Football Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

Date: July 6, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.5

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Lackner is a great coach who’s been around 3+ decades. He has an extremely high knowledge of the game and knows how to motivate and mentor a large group of young college athletes. "

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Men's Football

Richard Lackner

Men's Football Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

Date: March 2, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.5

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Would go to bat for any of his players without a second thought"

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Men's Soccer

Brandon Bowman

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: October 18, 2018

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.6

4.7

4.3

4.6

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"N/A"

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