D1 Walk on times

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6 years ago 05/24/2017 7:22am EDT

Asking for college runners to post the walk on times for men at their schools.

Hoping for times for XC (5K or longer) and track (3000 and longer).

Really hoping to find out times required for:

Michigan State

Indiana State

Mississippi State

Georgia

Georgia Tech

Nebraska

Northern Colorado

Any Ohio public college

Any Texas public college

But any walk on times information (especially from schools that don't post them on the website) is greatly appreciated. I have looked at websites and emailed many coaches (some of whom responded, but not at the above).

Thanks for any help.

6 years ago 05/24/2017 8:21am EDT

re: D1walkonhopeful

I walked on to D1 with a 9:52 3200, 4:34 1600. I got a lot faster in college though (around 25 flat for 8K xc) and ended up getting my books paid for.

6 years ago 05/24/2017 9:00am EDT

re: D1walkonhopeful

Walk ons are usually based on 1600 / 3200m times and a decent D1 program will generally accept 4:20 / 9:20. The better programs want 4:15 / 9:15 or faster. The lesser programs can go 4:25 / 9:30 or higher.

I'd think that you'd need MSU would want 4:15 / 9:15 or better.

A key point is that recruiting is based on Junior year times. Walk ons generally are based on Senior year times.

Good luck!

6 years ago 05/24/2017 10:32am EDT

re: jimmy bobby

Wow! For once someone presents real facts that are accurate and without snark! I agree with these figures as they once applied to me. Kudos to jimmy bobby.

6 years ago 05/24/2017 1:33pm EDT

re: jimmy bobby

jimmy bobby wrote:
Walk ons are usually based on 1600 / 3200m times and a decent D1 program will generally accept 4:20 / 9:20. The better programs want 4:15 / 9:15 or faster. The lesser programs can go 4:25 / 9:30 or higher.
I'd think that you'd need MSU would want 4:15 / 9:15 or better.
A key point is that recruiting is based on Junior year times. Walk ons generally are based on Senior year times.
Good luck!

This^ is a pretty solid answer.

Here are some specifics I quickly found for some of the OH and TX colleges:

Ohio State (Scholarship standard/walk-on standard) - 1600m 4:10/4:19; 3200m 9:10/9:24

Cincinnati (walk-on) - 1,600m 4:20.00; 3,200m 9:30.00

Sam Houston State (large scholarship/partial scholarship) - 1600m 4:15/4:22; 3200m 9:15/9:28

Texas State (scholarship standard/walk-on standard)- 1600m 4:16/4:22; 3200m 9:25/9:45

6 years ago 05/24/2017 3:40pm EDT

re: jimmy bobby

So if track recruiting is based on junior year times, to receive a scholarship one would need to run 4:20 junior year? Or is there more cushion in times for junior year runners?

6 years ago 05/25/2017 2:56pm EDT

re: the kobe of being bad

the kobe of being bad wrote:
So if track recruiting is based on junior year times, to receive a scholarship one would need to run 4:20 junior year? Or is there more cushion in times for junior year runners?

Again, most decent D1 teams would have 4:20 be their walk-on time. You aren't likely to get much if any money from decent D1 programs with a 4:20, even as a junior.

Junior year for track is really where it's at. You can still garner some interest if you do well in a national CC meet as a senior, but if you wait until your senior year to bust a great track time, you won't have as many options available to you as by then most spots are taken.

Run 4:20 as a junior then some mid-majors and below would be interested in giving you money.

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