Does anyone know what kind of XC program the University of Toledo has?

What are your prs/grades?

I have a 2.7 GPA, but I didn't start trying in school until last year and my XC 5K PR is 16:45. I ran several sub-2 800s my junior year of track, but most D1 schools in Ohio have cut men's track

I would suggest contacting the coach.

Someone from my team is going to bowling green this year to run xc. He said that the teams without mens track programs will generally run as "unattached" runners, and still run/ workout as a team to stay in shape for xc. Also I heard sonething about UTs coach getting fired so I would look into what happened there. UT is a great school, especially for any medical field. Good luck in your college search!

Oh guy wrote:

UT is a great school, especially for any medical field.

On what planet must one live in order to type this with a straight face? Toledo is a shithole, which by itself doesn't eliminate the possibility of including a fine university, but as it happens U.T. is far from a revered institution in any aspect.

If you're so used to the banalities of burned-out Rust Belt towns like this one that they no longer faze you, then go for it. You won't hate life any more than you do already.

[quote]Sum Yun Gai wrote:

U.T. is far from a revered institution in any aspect.

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If it wasn't for the esteemed University of Toledo, we would not have St Jude Childrens research hospital or Pringles cans!

Could you even imagine eating pringles out of a bag like all the other inferior potato chips?

Toledo is a run-of-the-mill state university, meaning that some programs are strong (engineering, for example) and others aren't. If this is where you do your homework, you don't belong in a challenging academic environment.

Winters can be tough and it won't be a "college town" experience. But Toledo's basic running infrastructure--parks, trails, road runners club--is first-rate. If you want to race in the winter and/or spring, you'll have plenty of chances.

I like Linh Nguyen and he came into some tough circumstances. He'll pay attention to your needs and that's less common than you might think.

I've heard negative things about the current coach. He didn't even give the runners a training program for xc aside for august. Girls distance is great, anything shorter than women's 5k or any men's distance sucks

I thought that they're old coach got fired and shiz

Yuk Yuk are you one of the D2 redneck schools that tried to recruit this kid? He is smart to look at the in state higher tiered academic schools.

I have friends that go to UT. Don't go there. The city sucks, the weather is terrible, the economy is awful. I know you want to run, but living there isn't worth it.

No I run for a D1 school on the east coast...!

Good! Nothing is worse than a D2 academic program or a D2 coach in recruiting mode on letsrun.

The men's team is God awful. I'm sure there isn't much talent on the team and the guys probably don't care. Bet the coach is just waiting to bring in his own guys.

Toledo is what you make of it. Nobody is going to stop you from getting up early and doing doubles before class. I'm tired of all these whiners saying such and such teams suck. If your team is so bad, do some extra running on your own. That said, Toldeo is ok. Its a rust belt city, but its what you make of it. I'd rather run for toledo than not be able to walk on at Ohio State (idk if they are any good or not, just an example) or not be able to get into Oberlin.

Best of luck.

The Ohio State University has a kick ass kinesiology/exercise physiology program from what I hear. If OP likes athletics enough to base his college decision on running & he can make their team this could be a nice fix for him

If you ran a 16:45 5k you could definitely walk-on for Toledo. Their running program is terrible but the academics are pretty good. My only concern to you is that you seem to be more of an 800 runner. That WILL NOT help you at Toledo, as they don't have track and 800 runners do not make good cross country guys. My personal opinion is that you are better off at a smaller school with a track program.

It might be wise to check out some of the D2/D3 schools. I know you said you already looked at some, but not all are bad academically. It depends on your major a lot honestly. For example, Findlay's PT and Medical Programs are ranked far better than UT's nationally. Neither am I advocating you go there (they're not very good on the distance side).

I'm from Northwest Ohio and know that Toledo definitely isn't a very good place to live, have a lot of friends that transferred out. That being said they seem somewhat up-and-coming, I just think you should explore your options and not rule anything out. Also we might be able to help you better if we knew your area of study. My advice would be to explore what schools are strong in your program in combination with what schools in Ohio are the best at CC or seem to be the best at bringing runners along. College really is what you make of it all in all.

Just go to Ohio State and join the running club. Give up on your college running dreams. Focus on school, get a good degree, and get a good paying job. You'll thank yourself when you're 30 with a net worth of a few hundred thousand.

You don't have to be on a team to run, and running with a club or training group can be very rewarding.