TX schools

Tech. Great track team.

TT TT wrote:

Tech. Great track team.

Cept for distance.

Your only sane choices are Texas, A&M, Texas Tech, and TCU although keep in mind that TCU like you said doesn't have anyone that run the 5K or 10K last year and I don't know why. Maybe they went home devastated.

I would add Baylor to the list, but they and TCU concentrate on the sprints and mid D.

Don't forget about Houston. More of a sprint-focused team, but wake them up on distance dude. You go be the reason they pay attention.

Republic of TX wrote:

I'm a junior boy and am looking at a few TX colleges. It's amazing how very few runners that stay in state get any faster. It's easy to talk to folks about A&M and Texas, but does anyone know why TCU doesn't have anyone that's run a 5K or 10K?

As a soph I ran 4:29 and know I won't get money, but I'm not looking for any. Thx

Are you not expecting to run any faster this year, or even the next?

Republic of TX wrote:

I'm a junior boy and am looking at a few TX colleges. It's amazing how very few runners that stay in state get any faster. It's easy to talk to folks about A&M and Texas, but does anyone know why TCU doesn't have anyone that's run a 5K or 10K?

As a soph I ran 4:29 and know I won't get money, but I'm not looking for any. Thx

Texas State with Alex Muntefering. Solid program now.

4:29 sophomore year shows potential for getting some money, a 4:17-4:18 as a junior could get you some cash if you make a smart decision for your school. Have you thought about going out of state? OSU, ASU, half the colleges in Colorado...there's a lot of great schools that aren't that far away from Texas with good programs. Otherwise it's probably just going to be Texas, A&M, or Houston. Baylor ain't that bad either.

gahagand wrote:

4:29 sophomore year shows potential for getting some money, a 4:17-4:18 as a junior could get you some cash if you make a smart decision for your school. Have you thought about going out of state? OSU, ASU, half the colleges in Colorado...there's a lot of great schools that aren't that far away from Texas with good programs. Otherwise it's probably just going to be Texas, A&M, or Houston. Baylor ain't that bad either.

Thank you and sorry but no. Both of my parents were sick and now it's just me and my mom. I want to stay close to home. Due to all of the problems I haven't run since Spring so I'm now getting ready for this season. I don't know what to expect this year so I'm not worrying about a scholarship. If I run great and get an offer then great but if not then I'm ok with that too. All I can do is my best and I can't control if they give me money so I'm just going to try to find the right program for me. I'm going to teach so I can pretty much go to any school.

You are smart to stay in state. Most of the LR community never consider cost. You will pay 1/2 at your state schools vs going private or out of state.

Plenty of schools in Texas have distance runners. You just do not see many at NCAAs because the Power 5 schools in Texas do not scholarship it much so the best in the state end up at Arkansas or else where. To me it seems only UT Austin puts some money behind it and they have some potential with Worley and Brown.

At your times you should more be looking for a program that fits you. Texas is a big place and you said you want to be close to home. Every metro area in the state has a DI team you could at least walk on make with some improvement. If you run under 4:20 a lot of these schools would have athletic aid available as well:

San Antonio-UTSA

Dallas-North Texas/UTA

Corpus-TAMUCC

The Valley-UTRGV

West Texas-ACU

Houston-Lamar

El Paso-NMSU (I think you can get in state there)

Also plenty of DII schools to look at

To answer the OP's question, TCU is a much smaller private school and is very focused on football. So, they are big on sprints. But they have been recruiting kids from out of state for their distance running program. It just isn't a priority. It takes more work from a coaching standpoint to have a full team on the track with good 5k/10k runners. So, the most efficient use of a coaches time is to focus on your 800/1500 runners.

Of course, if you are a Texas resident, you will save tons of money by going to a state school versus out of state or private. You just have to figure out what your priorities are. If you really want to end up at UT or TAMU but your grades and scores aren't quite there, take a look at UTSA or UT Arlington, keep a good average and transfer after two years. If you really want to be sure that you get a spot on a team, there are lots of good programs that cast a wider net, like UH, TAMU CC, Sam Houston St. and Stephen F. Austin. If you are nailing it in school and have great test scores, take a look at Rice. They actually have a good amount of financial aid regardless of athletic ability and end up being a very affordable private school if you can get in.

TX Distance schools ranked (based on overall experience of the athlete): TAMU, TU (T-sips), Houston, Rice, TT, State, Baylor. Don’t go to TCU. You’re welcome.