Tips To Get Recruited For D1 Running?!

reach out to coachs of schools you are interested in attending, and don't have your mind set on D1, many d3 programs are very good and can be cheaper like the Centennial Conference or NESCAC for example, and better academically than settling for a mediocre or bad d1 team

You have no chance of getting recruited to a D1 school. Pick a school that fits you academically and try to walk on. If you really do like training and are dedicated you should be able to walk onto a decent D3 team in 1.5-2.5 years.

Why? What kind of delusions do you have that lead you to believe you could run on pretty much any D1 team let alone get recruited by them? The top DIII schools wouldn't be interested in recruiting you. You cross country time would be a minute slow if the course were a 5k instead of just 3 miles. You just are not D1 material. I mean, not even close.

If you were allowed to walk on to a D1 team, and man would they have to suck to allow that, you would be ignored for the most part by coaches, you wouldn't get to race as often as the better runners, especially in indoor, you would have zero impact on the team at all and you would be almost completely invisible.

Go find a DIII school to run for. Even they won't be recruiting you as your times are just too slow, but there will be many that would welcome you on their teams. Talk to the coaches. Find one who has a philosophy that you think will work for you, and then be prepared for the coach to leave the minute you get there, because that happens often. So really, what I'm saying is, DIII for running, and pick the school based on academics.

Maybe you will turn into a great runner, but it's not going to be before you can get noticed by a D1 college. If you turn into a monster at a DIII school, you can always transfer.

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Sorry, I missed the part where you said you're a girl in my previous post. Your times are still too slow to get recruited, just not as far off as I thought. My advice still stands though. Pick a school based on academics, location, social life, cost, etc, and not because of their running team. That way if you don't end up getting on the team you'll still like your school, and like another poster said, you can always transfer to a faster team if your times improve significantly.

11:00 will allow you to walkon at some D1 schools but cutting 1 minute is not realistic.

you should focus on college for academics first, unless you're good enough to go pro in college (and based on your current times, it isnt). maybe cold email coaches and/or set up a recruiting profile on a website like NCSA. it might be helpful to have some clear videos of you racing, but the 3200 is a bit long, so its whatever

This is the answer to every thread on recruiting. The best way for a recruit to get on my radar is to email me. After that it's up to your times and personality to do the rest.

Email coaches at the schools you want to attend.

How would anyone know what is or isn't realistic for an anonymous poster?

If you are sincere, you are different than 99% of D1 college coaches. They will not respond to a girl who ran 12 minutes for 3200. I have had athletes run 10:40 for 3200 and not receive responses from 90% of the coaches that they emailed. I had a girl run 10:25 and not receive responses from a few coaches.

Because she told us her times? If that doesn't indicate what is realistic, every girl would get recruited from the top programs regardless of their PRs.

People improve all the time... how much they improve is a function of many things... no one could possibly know what is realistic for someone they don't know or haven't seen in training. And improving from 12 mins to 11 mins in the 3200 isn't out of the realm of possibility...

If this is a sincere inquiry, provide an email address and I will send you a guide that I distributed to my high school athletes to get them started with recruiting process.

Because some other posters were so unhelpful I feel compelled to chime in. First, the best tip for getting recruited is to run faster, which is done by training harder. So keep going! The fact that you enjoy what you are doing is a big help (getting some kids to run consistently is like pulling teeth).

Emailing coaches is a good idea. Every school has their head coach and/or assistant coach's email listed online so you can just shoot them an email. Recruiting runners is pretty objective compared to other sports so they will look at your PRs and decide from there. You should definitely mention that you just started running and think you have a lot of room for improvement. You will get some interest that you might not otherwise due to your enthusiasm for running and the fact that you are just getting started. It also will help to mention if you have good grades (some recruited runners may not be good students so a coach is always more willing to get a kid on the team that will boost the overall team GPA instead of sink it).

You probably will not get a response from everybody. Some might respond with time standards for walk-on (i.e. non-scholarship athletes) spots that are faster than your current times. But that will give you some time goals to shoot for. If a coach says you need to run 11:00 to run for their school, you should talk to your current coach and try to create a plan that will get you to that level, even if it takes more than just one track season. You can improve more than these haters and losers say and you might even get good enough to earn some dough for a scholarship. Try talking to your parents, coaches, teachers, or counselors about schools that fit what you would want study if you are looking for schools/coaches to email.

Here's the advice/timeline for my athletes:

1. Spring of junion year - Run fast, talk to your parents about what you can afford for college, make a list of wants and needs in a college (location, major, size, cost, etc.)

2. Summer after junior year - Make a list of schools that meet your criteria above. Include at least 2 different levels of competition. Fill out questionnaires from the their websites. Schedule academic visits at your top 3-5 choice and email those coaches directly. Let them know when you will be in town for the academic tour and see if they are available for a brief meeting.

3. Fall/early winter - Schedule official/unofficial visits for your top athletic choices where you can meet the team. This is usually where financial conversations take place.

I've had several students go through the recruiting process this year, one with very similar PRs to you. She ultimately decided on a D2 program, but would have been able to walk onto a number of smaller, less competitive D1s in the region. She ultimately decided the finances of the D2 and being a on more competitive team at that level were a more important factor than going D1.

For the record, as a D1 coach, I'd have no issue giving a fair amount of scholarship money at a sub-11 3200m girl.

Your either a liar or you're failing to set these kids up for sucess. If you have 10:40 kids then they'll get responces unless you're somehow getting them to craft the least appealing emails of all time

Email email email email. One thing I dont see on here a lot is email muitple coaches. I'm at a very competitve D1 school rn and when I first reached out I accidently emailed the womens coach. She forwarded my email to the mens coach and I got recruited off that email. Email everyone you think could be relevant, assiatants, other gender distance coaches and programs head coaches. Also fill out questionaires

Keep your options open. Sure, D1 would be cool if you're into that, but there's lot of schools with great programs regardless of division, NCAA, NAIA, etc. If money is an issue, I'd recommend checking out other funding options. Athletic scholarships are not the only nor the most reliable way to pay for school. D2 and NAIA schools can still offer athletic funding and the time requirements will likely be a little more attainable. Lots of D3 schools can offer competitive financial aid packages assuming you're not going to an over-priced private college. Other than that, keep working, keep getting faster. You can continue to love running and thrive competitively whether you run D1 or not.