Yep. It isn't some top tier stuff, but if you run a 4:20 mile in high school, you can find a nice home running in college somewhere. Sheet I ran during the 90's low mileage era and that won our state meet.
I was getting D2-D3 attention when I was running 4:40.
A close friend got recruited to a midmajor D1 with 4:28 and 1:58, all region XC. Now he’s a 3:49 1:52 guy.
A teammate of mine ran 4:25 in the 1600m and 9:5x in the 3200m, and he’s top 10-15 in the NCAA for cross rn, and ranks very high in the 5000 and 10000
I walked onto a D1 with 4:20, and now I’m realistically looking to qualify for NCAAs in the 800m.
People on this site that say 4:20+ HS guys have no place in D1 need to can it. Not every highschool has their athletes running well structured 60-70 mile weeks, and there’s usually huge room for improvement for most highschool athletes. If you are regularly top 5 in a region of 100+ distance kids, you have the talent.
For sure. I don't care where anyone goes, but 4:20 is still winning most duel meets you run in high school unless you are at a top tier high school that recruits. Always a home.
Yep. It isn't some top tier stuff, but if you run a 4:20 mile in high school, you can find a nice home running in college somewhere. Sheet I ran during the 90's low mileage era and that won our state meet.