Elon

Elon is a good school. Not sure about the coach, but where are you from?

North Carolina... lol

If you're in NC, why not try to walk on at NCSU or ASU? If you've got good grades, look into UNC.

Elon is only getting better - like I said, it is a good school - but it's pretty pricey. I can see it being worth it if you're from NJ or somewhere, but we have great state schools.

If money is not an option, think about Wake?

Are your times fairly good? HPU has a great coach and program if you just want to do the small private school thing. NC is a great state to be a college runner, so you'll be fine.

I realize I probably did not help at all. Sorry. My attempt was sincere. Basically, all I am trying to say is that we have some fantastic programs in this state and unless you are 100% tied to Elon, you have other choices.

App coach shut me down already and i am by no means fast enough to walk on at chapel hill or nc state. Have you checked out Apps most recent recruiting class? there is like 8 or 9 freshmen who are most all low 4;20 in the mile... they have a very bright future. And i have interest in Elon simply because i feel like i could fit in there better. I would like to be apart of their growth and progress.

D1 Hopeful wrote:

App coach shut me down already and i am by no means fast enough to walk on at chapel hill or nc state. Have you checked out Apps most recent recruiting class? there is like 8 or 9 freshmen who are most all low 4;20 in the mile... they have a very bright future. And i have interest in Elon simply because i feel like i could fit in there better. I would like to be apart of their growth and progress.

Got it. I would imagine their coach is legit due to their attempts to improve their athletic teams in recent years. I am sure someone else can expand.

From a academic and social perspective, I have not met anyone who disliked their time there. I am not so sure about Burlington as a city, but that doesn't really matter when you're in school.

Would you know of any other schools in the Southeast who would want a 4:27-4:30 miler and a low 16 minute 5ker by the end of senior year? im not looking for scholarships, i just believe i can improve significantly in college becuase of the circumstances i have been in, in high school

I am not a coach, so I do not know. It has been a decade since I ran in college, so I am out of the game. I would say that you need to go with the school that suits you best academically and socially, and then fit running in after those two things.

I do think you have potential to improve, but unless running is your top priority, those improvements will likely not be big. I don't say that to be a naysayer, but if you go to Elon and join a frat and focus on studies, your times will probably not get that much better if you run. If you go there and make running your top priority, you may improve a lot.

I may be way off base - so someone else jump in here - but I would assume Elon would be happy with a sub 4:30 miler joining their ranks as a walk on.

Not only is Nicholas Polk a fantastic coach, but he is also one hunk of a man. I hope you aren't planning on having a girlfriend while at Elon because they will all be too busy swooning over the new stud xc coach on campuss.

for whatever school i go to, i plan on studing first (STUDENT-athlete) and then running will come second. I need to be apart of an XC team to keep me straight, i need a solid schedule to keep me focused on my academics. During my 2 weeks of no running in december, my grades go down slightly because i am not running. hahah but yeah thanks for all the help

D1 Hopeful wrote:

Hi, I am really interested in Elon university, not only from an academic standpoint, but an athletic as well. Does anybody know what kind of walk on times they would have as well as scholarship times? Also, the new coach they got sounds like he is very good at developing runners. Thoughts on him and the Elon program in general???

Unless things have changed since I last sent a recruit there then they don't have a men's track team. Its a club team.

The do have XC.

If you are interested in a good academic school and are not to serious about the running aspect then you will like it there. I am in no way saying the program is bad it is just hard to get good recruits when you do not have a men's track team.

If they have added men's track in the last few years then I can see the program doing pretty good.

D1 Hopeful wrote:

Hi, I am really interested in Elon university, not only from an academic standpoint, but an athletic as well. Does anybody know what kind of walk on times they would have as well as scholarship times? Also, the new coach they got sounds like he is very good at developing runners. Thoughts on him and the Elon program in general???

Elon is a good school, but I have not heard anything from them running wise, which suggest they will probably be happy to have you.

You should check into King University in Bristol, TN. I know they're D2 but they've qualified for two consecutive national xc championships and have developed athletes. Great academic school too.

UNC-Greensboro is a low caliber D1 school who often takes sub par high school guys. It's a good, fairly large school that is expanding in many ways academically and athletically. The program is rebuilding, and under new management. Check it out.

Former runner at UNCG

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what about unc asheville? great place to train. Team is usually decent.

problem with unca and uncg is they arent very good academically compared to elon. another school i have looked at is western carolina. they have a great area to train in to, right?

First of all Ashville is better academically than Elon. UNCG is right on par but much better in many majors (education, sciences, etc). Western Carolina is basically a community college. Don't be fooled into thinking Elon is Duke or Wake Forest academically just because it's private.

Elon is a good school. I think it is a big time roll right now. What that means for you is that the school is getting more recognition with time. Your degree might mean more in the future. I think that what Elon has over UNCA, UNCG and WCU is the campus and community environment. But, you pay for it. Asheville is a great town, but I can't stand the campus. Greensboro seems like a commuter school. Campus is actually pretty nice but it seems deserted on the weekend. WCU is in a great area but is not as well thought of. I think they do have good programs and a kid that wants to can get a good education. You can definitely run at any of those. I don't know anything about the new coach at Elon. The other guys are all competent coaches with different styles. Asheville and Greensboro are distance based programs. Danny runs a more all around program at Western. High Point is also a good program. I think the distance coach there knows what she is doing. While Elon doesn't have a men's track team as a varsity team, the reality is that it is up to you. I believe the former coach would train the guys that wanted to race track just like they were a varsity team. They entered the meets that they wanted to run in. It was just more up to the guys. I would look at Queens as well. The program collapsed after Scott left, but the new staff is doing a great job of rebuilding it quickly. You would be a good fit there and it is another school that is getting better with time.

UNCA has the 2nd-3rd highest academic standards in the NC public colleges. They have a top notch Pre-med program and bent creek forest right down the road. It's also in Asheville.