One guy on my team this year came into his senior year with
4:29, 9:36, 16:12, and actually got a scholarship to a smaller D1 school.
One guy on my team this year came into his senior year with
4:29, 9:36, 16:12, and actually got a scholarship to a smaller D1 school.
just a correction UW-La Crosse had 9 guys sub 4.
jerkoff.
9:30 puts you at a very awkward talent level. Almost not good enough for D1 and too good for D3. So, it depend if you improve this year and if you expect you can continue improving.
I can recall 3 runners on my college team who were at that level in college:
#1 - Ran 9:20 in high school, ended up D3 All American multiple times.
#2 - Ran 9:18 in high school. Had a spotty career, got to the national meet a couple of times in track, and made All American in XC once.
#3. Ran 9:24 in high school. Never improved any of his times in college. Never higher than 45th place in the XC national meet and never qualified for nationals in track.
We also had some 10:00 guys end up being All Americans. So, it is very hard to tell what might happen.
The right thing to do? Pick your college for its academics, and use running to narrow down your choices to an athletic environment you feel comfortable with.
I walked on to a very strong D1 program with a 9:15 in the 2 mile. Defiantly the best decision I've made. I could have gone to a lower end D1 program on a partial scholarship but I wouldn't have improved as much as I did. You should consider that.
Look at the top programs and narrow it down by your academic interest. Email a few of the coaches and ask them about possibly walking on. Some will usually give you a time to hit in order to walk on to the team.
My junior year I ran 9:35. I emailed a hand full of coaches and for the most part they gave me a time to hit my senior year. It's usually 9:20. (NAU, Villanova, Georgetown)