Do even the best d1 schools in the nation (ie. Oregon) accept walk ons to their teams?
Do even the best d1 schools in the nation (ie. Oregon) accept walk ons to their teams?
lruns wrote:
Do even the best d1 schools in the nation (ie. Oregon) accept walk ons to their teams?
Yes most runners are walk-ons
No, because walk on d-bags race the recovery runs like they are the Olympic finals.
lruns wrote:
Do even the best d1 schools in the nation (ie. Oregon) accept walk ons to their teams?
Some do, others do not. Colorado is infamous for having a tryout. A lot of people really struggle there because they aren't from altitude. If you mean are there D1 schools that have only scholarship athletes? I doubt it, 12.6 scholarships for men mean that unless you're splitting 25 half scholarships or something, there will be walk ons. Oregon probably has walk ons because they diversify, spending scholarships on field and sprints as well. Some coaches really split up the scholarships though, meaning some athletes might only get enough for books at some schools.
Agreed with ~12.6 scholarships for D1 men, that's a average of ~3 new scholarships for every incoming freshman class. If you are serious about this then you'll want to contact the coach early about walking on the team and any "walk-on" standards they have. If you can't meet those standards, then expect the coach to encourage you to train on your own until next season/next year when can can meet those standards.
There was good book titled "An Honorable Run" by Matt McCue who read "Running with the Buffaloes", then got inspired to walk-on the CU team.
Many really good teams will let you walk on with a sub-4:20/9:20.
Some will not. Gotta ask the coach or recruiting coordinator.