Recruitment

side note, this is my first time reaching out to them, nor have they reached out to me before. I go to a high school that feeds into their college, so they might’ve seen me on the track/xc roster.

They are excited to talk to you. That’s a good thing.

Senior 400/800 boy wrote:

I filled out the recruitment questionnaire to the college I am going to in the fall, and I immediately got a response from the associate head coach the next morning. He essentially said that they had a few spots available and would like to set up a call with me that same day. Is that a good sign? It is a fairly low D1 school, my 2:05 800m pr would get me into like their top 30 all time and my 400m pr would be their school record.

Your 400 PR would be their school record? Um...yes, they are interested.

They are primarily a distance school though. I have ran a 1600 a couple times, 4:59 pr from freshman year, and I was part of my schools varsity xc team (only 17:27 5k or, but xc was more as a base building for my track season). I know a few of there current runners and incoming runners, and most are 800-3200 people.

Wait a minute.....What even "low D1" school would have 2:05 as a top 30 time all time? And no way someone with a 2:05 800 has a 400 under 50.0 so how in the heck can that be the school record??? Please tell me this school.

HS 4/8 runners can often be quite weak in the 800m. A dude in my state graduated with 48.high and 1:57 and has now ran 1:51 as a freshman.

Most high schools have no 4/8 type program at all whatsoever

I’m not gonna say the name, but it’s a private school on the west coast. They mostly contest the 1500-5k, there’s barely any specific 800m runners, and there 400m team is non existent, just some distance runners running in the off chance.

Exactly, I am a 400/800 guy who trains with 200/400 guys, my main distance stuff comes during xc

It’s the school you are going to so go run, have some fun, work hard and improve. Nothing much more to worry about then that.

No it is not a good sign. I would be frightened if a coach responded to you as slow as you are. I would be concerned about alterior motives.

Kelsey Houligan wrote:

No it is not a good sign. I would be frightened if a coach responded to you as slow as you are. I would be concerned about alterior motives.

Are “alterior” motives anything like “posterior” motives? If so, OP, get your butt away from that coach.

They offered me a walk on spot!! They’re hoping to make me more into a 8/15 guy in the future, because i’ve ran 2:05 on 10-15mpw, so they see potential in my mid distance capabilities after increasing my volume