Hello all,
Im looking to transfer out of my current college. I have ran a 26:21 8k and a low 15s 5k. What division 1 programs would I be able to run for? anything in the power 5? I'm coming from d2 currently.
Thank you
Hello all,
Im looking to transfer out of my current college. I have ran a 26:21 8k and a low 15s 5k. What division 1 programs would I be able to run for? anything in the power 5? I'm coming from d2 currently.
Thank you
You could run for a school like Creighton, I think they're technically D1 athletically. But no halfway decent program would need a 26 minute 8k person. The top few teams have their varsity running under 24 minutes, the pretty good ones who are qualifying for NCAA championships (top 32 teams) have everyone under 25:00, and the not great ones still have most people running under 26:00.
Most D2 teams would accept that though, and every D3 team.
interestedfello wrote:
Hello all,
Im looking to transfer out of my current college. I have ran a 26:21 8k and a low 15s 5k. What division 1 programs would I be able to run for? anything in the power 5? I'm coming from d2 currently.
Thank you
Your times at most d1 schools would be nothing special, you'd most likely be running in the back pack for most of your runs with 2 or 3 of the other stragglers. I'm sure there are some borderline d1/d2 schools that are more academic-focused that would allow you to walk on, but that would obviously depend on where you live and want to go, and what your grades are like. If you're moving to a d1 school for academic reasons, good on you, but if you're moving to pursue better running opportunities I would stay put.
Not P5. You could probably be allowed on some low level teams. Even they may not allow transfers. You should go D3.
You won’t be able to transfer anywhere with an XC time. Focus on getting your track 5k down! Schools don’t really care about XC times because every course and area of the country are different.
I know 4:10 milers that haven’t broken 26
I also know 4:20 milers that have run 24 high
Kids on my team in college would run mid 14s and have PRs of high 25s low 26s, I know kids that have broken 25 on a really fast course but can’t touch sub 15:10! When looking at a school to transfer to don’t use your 8k time to catch their attention, they really really don’t matter!
my 1600 track rime currently is a 4:17, I didn't mention it.
I would not count on running for a P5 school. Your times are solid for D3, somewhat solid for most of D2, and pretty meh for D1 -- as in you can do OK in a select few regular season meets but will get your ass delivered to you at conference and beyond. That's not to say you can improve down to say 14:30 where you can be a bit more competitive, but right now you're not going to be contributing much of anything to a P5 program.
If you want to go D1 you will find a niche in the smaller programs. If you want your best chance of success try to find some that are smaller but have had a couple athletes go to nationals or beyond.
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