Let's talk D1 apparel.. what do athletes get?

It'll differ depending on the program. I ran at a Big Ten program and for cross we got:

2 x trainers per season

Couple pairs of tech socks

1 x flats

1 x spikes

2 x Practice Shorts

2 x Practice Shirt

1 x Warmup Pant

1 x T Shirt, 1 x Long Sleeve

Warm Up jacket

Baseball Hat/Winter Hat

Plus extra clothes/gifts for Big Ten, Regional, National meet if you made it.

I knew one girl that went to Florida last year as a freshman. In the fall when she arrived she got three shirts, two shorts, a sports bra, two pairs of shoes, and a pair of spikes for practice.

Before the first XC meet she got the singlet, both the looser shorts and thoughts shirts for women, and the warm up pants and jacket.

It was surprising less that I thought. But then she may have gotten more before spring track, I have no idea there.

I ran on a d2 team(not national qualifiers) 16 years ago(has it really been 16??????). The only stuff we got were either a pair of spikes or trainers each season and a team t-shirt.

We also got some old uniforms and warm ups about to be thrown out.

Forcerunner wrote:

It'll differ depending on the program. I ran at a Big Ten program and for cross we got:

2 x trainers per season

Couple pairs of tech socks

1 x flats

1 x spikes

2 x Practice Shorts

2 x Practice Shirt

1 x Warmup Pant

1 x T Shirt, 1 x Long Sleeve

Warm Up jacket

Baseball Hat/Winter Hat

Plus extra clothes/gifts for Big Ten, Regional, National meet if you made it.

Very similar deal for me (Big Ten, Nike school). We got some half-tights along with the shorts. We also got a bit of cold weather stuff for winter and some additional warm-up stuff for track season. I expect it'd be similar at most Power 5 schools.

I run D1 at a mid major conference, my school hasn't made nationals but others teams in conference usually do. This is for the whole year. For the most part this is accurate, could be a little more or less. We have a smaller team than most schools and get more i think. We also wear Nike.

1 Warm jacket

1 Fall jacket

3 Long long sleeves

3 Cotton t-shirts

3 dry-fit t-shirts

3 pairs of running shorts

1 pair of lifting shorts

Couple pairs of socks

2 pairs of Shoes and spikes if you meet a time.

Careful of hand-me-down shorts with racing stripes. ;-)

The answers so far sound correct. This is covered in RWTB. It depends on the sponsorship deal the school's athletics department has with a shoe or sportswear company.

OneAnswerOfMany wrote:

thoughts shirts

That should say tights shorts.

Carl Spackler wrote:

The answers so far sound correct. This is covered in RWTB. It depends on the sponsorship deal the school's athletics department has with a shoe or sportswear company.

To be fair, you are basing it off of what was common 18 years ago.

It used to be the athletes could "buy" extra gear for basically pennies on the dollar. I remember hearing stories of D-1 athletes (football and basketball) in college getting new gear for like $2 for a t-shirt. IIRC from what friends that played these sports told me, the NCAA actually limited the amount of stuff the school could give you...but then you had the opportunity to buy more for the discounted rates. Any truth to this?

Used split shorts are the best

My son was in a well-funded D1 Nike program and after 4 years had 40+ pairs of Nike shoes of various sorts and an infinite supply of Nike warmups and shorts and shirts and stuff. He never did get one of those big wheeled bags like they said he'd get.

There have been many threads on this in the past but

4 x trainers (one each season)

2 spikes (xc, track)

1 pair flats

2-3 shirts (short long)

2 pair shorts

1 pair tights

Hats and gloves

usually a jacket of some kind too

That was running specific, the following every athlete got:

shirt and basketball shorts

sweatshirt+ sweatpants

warm up pants/jacket (swishy material)

sneakers

duffel bag and backpack

We got this each year. I have more freaking sweatsuits than I know what to do with.

I went D1 P5 school. They also did our laundry which was the biggest perk.

D1 Adidas school - just track

(better athletes would get a few extra things--this is just what I remember)

1 backpack

2 trainers (could ask for a third pair later in the year)

1 pair of spikes

2 pairs of short tights

1 pair of long warmup tights

1 set of sweats (top and bottom)

1 set of warmups (track suit)

1 polo for travel

1 pair of long shorts

1 exercise t-shirt

1 cotton t-shirt

1 hat (quite ugly)

I think 1 speedsuit (doubtful for distance runners I suppose...), 1 raceday pair of short shorts, 1 pair of raceday tights, probably 2 raceday jerseys.

I definitely remember NO socks. In addition to this, we were allowed to peruse the overstock closet of previous year uniforms and take pretty much whatever we wanted for practice.

1 set of training apparel = good

1 dedicated Athletic Manager to launder every night = priceless

Essentially we got a new set of training apparel every day....week days only.

It is literally the best thing in the world.

Like it saved me so much money and so much time it was amazing. Way better than gear

This was just over a decade ago at a D1 P5 school as a sprinter:

3x trainers (fall, indoor, outdoor)

3x spikes (practice, 2xcompetition)

2x cotton t shirts

2x dry fit shirt

1x basketball shorts

1x split shorts

1x long tights

1x short tights

1x cotton sweatsuit

1x tight fit hat (for winter)

2x backpacks (fall and then competition season)

1x roller travel bag

1x swishy suit (eventually added an extra one)

1x competition short tights (now they have 2 additional colors)

1x loose fit singlet top (now they have 2 additional colors)

2x speed suits

And of course the additional gifts for conference and Nationals.

No laundry service though.