Cross country

“led to so many eating disorders.”

According to Wetmore, as well as Tabor Scholl, a former CU All-american and one-time teammate of Intile who is leading a drive to defend Wetmore, Burroughs and Anderson, those body composition tests never were mandatory.

“Of the allegations that I’ve seen, from one of the letters that went around and what was in the Washington Post, my opinion is that they are 100% untrue,” Wetmore said. “Not a matter of a difference of opinion. Not a matter of misremembering. The ones that I’ve seen, in my opinion, are 100% untrue.

“We try to run a program that’s respectful of everybody. Of people who are stars and people who are not stars. I was not a star. But that one woman, for reasons of her own, has expressed displeasure with her time here.”

The dynamic of body composition tests with elite women’s distance runners, particularly at the collegiate level, has become a growing concern as many schools, including CU, have expanded their mental health resources for all student-athletes. It was in October of 2021 when Oregon cross country coach Robert Johnson was accused by six former athletes of cultivating a culture of body shaming. Johnson’s contract was not renewed following the 2021-22 school year.

Intile spent two years in CU’S program, 2017 and 2018, at a time when the women’s cross country program was dominant. The 2018 women’s squad won the team national championship behind an individual title from Dani Jones. Scholl finished 15th and the Buffs were so loaded they had a future Olympian in the steeplechase, Val Constein, as their sixth finisher.

Intile transferred to Oregon State and, according to Scholl, “no one heard from her for two years.” Yet on the very day the Oregon news broke in the fall of 2021, Scholl said she received a message from Intile inquiring about her experience