I am 18 years old from europe. I hope to make NCAA Div1.
This are my Pbs:
5000:15:13
3000m Steeple: 9:12
3000m: 8:29
1500: 3:53
Any chance of making it to a college there?
Thank You
I am 18 years old from europe. I hope to make NCAA Div1.
This are my Pbs:
5000:15:13
3000m Steeple: 9:12
3000m: 8:29
1500: 3:53
Any chance of making it to a college there?
Thank You
Yes, but it depends on what you are looking for.
The best Power 5 schools will not be interested.
A lot of good Division I programs would offer 50% or more.
There are also schools who may offer a full at those times, but know that most schools offering a full would expect you to come in and be the best distance runner in the program.
If you are hoping for NAU, Oregon, Syracuse to come after you don't hold your breath. If those programs are interested it would be at a partial scholarship.
There are D1 schools that will take a 16:30 guy. They're not necessarily good, but your a lot faster than that so you got a shot at some decent schools at least.
Those are definitely D1 athlete times, the only question is the degree to which you would be able to get a scholarship.
Can you score high enough on the TOEFL to get accepted?
Thank you for the advice.
I was hoping to get at least an academic scholarship, but if I manage to get a full ride, that would be even better.
I would like to do a Major in Kinesiology/Exercise Sciences or something along those lines, I don't know which TOP schools offer that.
Regarding TOEFL and any language requirements, I'm pretty confident I can hit whatever score is needed.
Sliding Scale wrote:
Yes, but it depends on what you are looking for.
The best Power 5 schools will not be interested.
A lot of good Division I programs would offer 50% or more.
There are also schools who may offer a full at those times, but know that most schools offering a full would expect you to come in and be the best distance runner in the program.
If you are hoping for NAU, Oregon, Syracuse to come after you don't hold your breath. If those programs are interested it would be at a partial scholarship.
Not disagreeing with the quoted post, but for the record OP, there are very, very few (IF ANY) full rides in XC/track. Your times (as an 18 year old) would garner a good amount of interest, especially the 9:13 steeple.
Look for the school that's the best fit for you. There are plenty of shitty D1 Power 5 schools and lots of good programs that don't have the same "brand name recognition." Hell, if you can even get some money, look at some D3 schools.
Okay thank you.
What do you guys think about Georgetown...
I am after a good education and after good coaching experience. Getting tuition fees covered would be more than enough.
If I'm not going to get a good education I'd rather stay home with my coach and training group.
If you want good coaching then go to a Jr. College (juco)
if you just want D1 then you can go to any shitty school in BumFluffUSA
if you want the best education go to Canada
Georgetown would be a good fit for you if grades are good. Are you running these times off of low mileage? If so, potential is higher than if doing these times off of 90mpw. I think Syracuse would be interested... also look at Notre Dame, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas and Colorado State.
trackmoneybenny wrote:
If you want good coaching then go to a Jr. College (juco)
LOL!
Former D1 Guy wrote:
Georgetown would be a good fit for you if grades are good. Are you running these times off of low mileage? If so, potential is higher than if doing these times off of 90mpw. I think Syracuse would be interested... also look at Notre Dame, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas and Colorado State.
Your times are good enough for D1. Makes 100% sense to go to a good academic school. Look at Georgetown, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Cal, UCLA, Providence, BC, Stanford, Washington, Nova, etc. Check out the ivy league schools. I recall having some friends in high school who were given time and grade standards (less than the average) from ivies and then got in. Also some D3 NESCAC type schools (that conference + Wash U, UC, etc.) are worth a look. Set up yourself for the future. Why go run at LSU or Ohio St or whatever when you can get a degree & the alumni network from a top notch academic school?
Look at what you want to study, walk on times and/or scholarship times, and find some matches.
NCAADiv1 Hopeful wrote:
Thank you for the advice.
I was hoping to get at least an academic scholarship, but if I manage to get a full ride, that would be even better.
I would like to do a Major in Kinesiology/Exercise Sciences or something along those lines, I don't know which TOP schools offer that.
Regarding TOEFL and any language requirements, I'm pretty confident I can hit whatever score is needed.
You should also consider some NAIA or DII schools with good academics. You are more likely to get full tuition covered if you consider those options as many of those combine academic scholarships with athletics and your times would make you a top recruit at many of those schools where coaches are more likely to invest more money in you.
You are good enough to run for many DI schools, but likely would only get a partial scholarship if any at some of the better schools.
I know that University of Michigan, Arizona State University, and University of Illinois have some of the top Kinesiology programs in the country . Michigan and ASU tend to have good distance runners too. University of Wisconsin- Madison and University of Minnesota- Twin Cities also have good kinesiology programs and distance runners as well. I'm sure there are many other good options as well, but these are just a few that came to mind off-hand.
Georgetown will cost you $50k per year and Notre Dame will cost $70k but you won’t get in. I had a son run 9:15 3200 at 17 and scored a 35 ACT with 4.0 GPA. He got rejected at ND.
Ok thank you. I might be a bit lost here.
Could I be accepted into a university because of my athletic achievements but have to pay full tuition fees?
How do scholarships work?
THE best coach in the world and the best academics bar none
NCAADiv1 Hopeful wrote:
Ok thank you. I might be a bit lost here.
Could I be accepted into a university because of my athletic achievements but have to pay full tuition fees?
How do scholarships work?
If you want a scholarship you are going to have to be willing to go to a lower-class school with a slower program.
Considering you are out-of-country you should probably be the one to initiate contact with most coaches as well.
Try some coastal Northeastern schools if you want similar weather.
If you insist on going to the USA make sure you bring all your guns!
NCAADiv1 Hopeful wrote:
Ok thank you. I might be a bit lost here.
Could I be accepted into a university because of my athletic achievements but have to pay full tuition fees?
How do scholarships work?
As is often the case on here, people waffle on about whatever they feels like talking about and not the question(s) asked.
You absolutely could be accepted into a University and have your tuition fees paid based solely on your track times.