help me run in college

How big of a school are you thinking?

Where are you going to school now? No bigger school is going to take on a junior in college even if he runs 14:30 already. You are looking for a weaker school, if you want to transfer, transfer for academics to a weak school then ask the coach if you can try out for the team in XC. You are late to the game.

Go NAIA. Why?

NCAA has an age limit. You could go NCAA for a year or two, but you would be stuck with a few years of eligibility left and you could only use it at the NAIA level.

Go to a college with someone who could push you:

Goshen College. They have a developing guy who could push you...

Lewis and Clark

Concordia (I think a few of them are good...there are multiple Concordias)

Indiana Wesleyan

Oklahoma Baptist

Just look around and see how their team develops and if they are in your area or an area you wouldn't mind going to... Also, FOLLOW THE MONEY.

Hobby Jogz wrote:

Go NAIA. Why?

NCAA has an age limit. You could go NCAA for a year or two, but you would be stuck with a few years of eligibility left and you could only use it at the NAIA level.

Go to a college with someone who could push you:

Goshen College. They have a developing guy who could push you...

Lewis and Clark

Concordia (I think a few of them are good...there are multiple Concordias)

Indiana Wesleyan

Oklahoma Baptist

Just look around and see how their team develops and if they are in your area or an area you wouldn't mind going to... Also, FOLLOW THE MONEY.

Not sure how old you are OP, but I know of guys at least 26-27 years old still competing in the ncaa. And I'm sure there are student-athletes older than that, so my guess is that age wouldn't be an issue for you; especially if you've only taken a couple years off.

He has 5 years to do 4 seasons from the second he enrolls full time in a college. So if he has been going to college since he was 18 and say he is finishing up his junior year in college, he can run for senior year and then a 5th year. Exceptions are if he reports a serious injury, he may get a 6th year, or a religious reason like BYU with their missions.

You did not say where you were with your current college plans. Your running will benefit more from being on a team with coaches and a season of meets to train for in Track and XC. If your message was really asking about scholarship possibilities, that should a backseat to planning your remaining college education at a school with a team that you can walk on. In which case you should definitely contact college coaches about your interest to attend their school and walk on the team.

If you can still benefit from the lower division classes at a community college that has a track and XC program and then transfer to a 4-year school, that is a good way to decompose the college selection with athletics process.

NCAA div. 1 is the most restrictive on using 4 seasons of eligibility within 5 years after your first enroll. It's less rigid with div. 2 or 3 or NAIA. A coach can direct you to a compliance officer in the athletics department about your particular situation for remaining eligibility.

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