Rice University xc

Assuming those times are "rounded", no. Warren won't make much of an offer. There are three girls on the team who can run in the 4:30 range so that's pretty much your answer. Not to mention the team there is pretty stacked. Try HCC or TSU, that should work.

Hey Herbie why don't you do some research before you post. Those 4:30's are for 1500 not 1600, you idiot. Guess you are an ex-Owl that knows nothing about the program.

I'm not looking to be the star of the team or anything I'm just want to get a spot on there. I could probably get my 3200 down to the 9:30s by the end of the season if that means much...probably won't see any major improvement at the 1600 though as I'm more of an endurance guy and feel pretty maxed out in that event.

You probably could walk on. Use the search function to see the best steps to go about talking to the coach and explaining your interest in the team/how passionate you are/how hard you're willing to work.

Best of luck, doge.

hey, if you don't mind me asking, what were your SATs,APs, unweighted gpa, and extracurricular. I got denied and thought I was pretty strong with a 2080 SAT, 10 total APs with scores of 4+ on all, and 3.98 UW. I also had a ton of volunteer stuff and was depressed not to get in. btw I am barely faster than you in 3200 and barely slower that you in 1600.

Warren is a good guy and a good coach. Send an email and give a call. I am sure he will have a spot on the team for you, if you're a hard working, intrinsically motivated team player.

I walked on with those times back in 1995 -- Warren was the coach then as well. Enjoyed the experience and had a good year, ran top 7 for XC. Of course things have gotten faster since then.

You can find you answers at this link and email:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/2012-13/stats/season_stats.pdf

jhwarren@rice.edu

There are always two steps to finding out if there's a spot for you on the team...

1) Look at what the guys on the team have run

2) Email the coach.

Honestly I was surprised I got in. Only submitted the act, got a 32 on it. Took a total of 4 APs (macro, physics, stats, chem), 5 IBs, and 2 dual enrollment college classes (calc 1 and 2). Only extracurricular was track/xc (also had a job and worked 16hr a week) and had around 150 hrs community service volunteering at daycare centers, food drives, etc. Nothing super amazing or anything, but I'm not complaining! Sorry to hear you got rejected...had my fair share of rejection letters as well

BigJuicyTomato wrote:

I'm a hs senior that already got accepted into Rice and plan on attending next fall. What times would I need to walk on to their xc team? I know they're D1 but would they take a guy with 4:30 1600 and 9:40 3200 times? Also any info on the training Warren has his guys do over the summer? I can't seem to find much info on it anywhere

I have a friend who walked on about 6-7 years ago ... she thinks you (or anyone) has a great chance of walking on to their team, as long as you are ok being redshirted and not competing your first year (she's not sure what times you would need to compete as a freshman).

She also said to email the coach, which I see others have said as well.

Good luck & Congrats on getting in!

BigJuicyTomato wrote:

I'm a hs senior that already got accepted into Rice and plan on attending next fall. What times would I need to walk on to their xc team? I know they're D1 but would they take a guy with 4:30 1600 and 9:40 3200 times? Also any info on the training Warren has his guys do over the summer? I can't seem to find much info on it anywhere

If you can run a 2:11 800 you would be the fourth 800-meter guy on their team. Go for it!

I'm pretty sure they have some multi-eventers that can run faster than that...

Fatty R. Belt Buckle wrote:

BigJuicyTomato wrote:

I'm a hs senior that already got accepted into Rice and plan on attending next fall. What times would I need to walk on to their xc team? I know they're D1 but would they take a guy with 4:30 1600 and 9:40 3200 times? Also any info on the training Warren has his guys do over the summer? I can't seem to find much info on it anywhere

If you can run a 2:11 800 you would be the fourth 800-meter guy on their team. Go for it!

I saw guys on their roster with times under 2:00 for the 800 in hs, so I doubt it's that easy. That being said, my 800 is crap anyways and don't think I'll get much recognition for it....

back up my harddrive wrote:

I'm pretty sure they have some multi-eventers that can run faster than that...

Fatty R. Belt Buckle wrote:

If you can run a 2:11 800 you would be the fourth 800-meter guy on their team. Go for it!

Denied, Why don't you take a chance and contact the coach. Maybe you can get in if the coach thinks you have potential.

BigJuicyTomato wrote:

I'm a hs senior that already got accepted into Rice and plan on attending next fall. What times would I need to walk on to their xc team? I know they're D1 but would they take a guy with 4:30 1600 and 9:40 3200 times? Also any info on the training Warren has his guys do over the summer? I can't seem to find much info on it anywhere

Absolutely contact Jon, especially if you've already been accepted to Rice. I don't see any reason he wouldn't at least consider it. I'm an alum of Rice and the track/xc team, and I know we had guys in that range. The more pertinent question is what your training was like to get to 4:30/9:40 range. If we're talking 80-100 mile weeks and several speed sessions a week then quite frankly, you might not have much left in the tank (maybe). If it was more typical HS training there might some serious room for growth.

But for sure email Jon and let him know you're interested and already accepted. That second part is incredibly important.

BigJuicyTomato wrote:

I'm a hs senior that already got accepted into Rice and plan on attending next fall. What times would I need to walk on to their xc team? I know they're D1 but would they take a guy with 4:30 1600 and 9:40 3200 times? Also any info on the training Warren has his guys do over the summer? I can't seem to find much info on it anywhere

Should have spoken to this earlier, but having done the summer training, it really depends. If you're just track the training is a little different than track and xc, obviously. Jon also breaks down the scheduling for different level distance runners. Where I might have had two peaks of 80 miles a week, another guy might have had 3 peaks of 100+. It's really about what fits your ability.

[quote]sjz1 wrote:

If we're talking 80-100 mile weeks and several speed sessions a week then quite frankly, you might not have much left in the tank (maybe).quote]

You mean like your training when you went there, Steve?

Making It Work wrote:

[quote]sjz1 wrote:

If we're talking 80-100 mile weeks and several speed sessions a week then quite frankly, you might not have much left in the tank (maybe).quote]

You mean like your training when you went there, Steve?

Yeah... I'm assuming you're talking about Magness... I'm not him, so... I'm referring to certain high schools that tend to throw years of severely high mileage on young kids to make them better.

You could for sure walk-on there... Rice is a pretty weak program.