Not getting offers wrote:
I’m a senior in high school that has run a 1:57 800m, 4:15 1600m, 9:50 3200m, and a 16:30 5k. I’ve emailed over 15 d1 college coaches and have either gotten ignored or turned away. I feel like my 1600 is good enough for recruitment, but I admit my other events are lacking. Is there anyway I can find a spot on a team with my current times? Or do I need a big jump? (probably in longer distances)
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I never ran in high school and after the military, I enrolled in a one of the top track colleges in the country. I found out the time the track team trained, went out there 30 minutes before and did my workouts. By the 2nd day I was invited to walked on, within a month I had a 50% scholarship. This was a school that had a 10.13 teenager, 44 point quarter miler, sub 8:30 steepler. That was in the 1990s so I'm sure it's a lot harder to get top schools attention now.
UNLESS you get your 800m and 3200m times down, pitch yourself as a mile specialist, SOMETIMES you have to properly PROMOTE YOURSELF. Good 🍀 luck 🤞