Can't find coaches interested in recruiting me

Although 14:56 is a fine time, I don't think many coaches are going to give significant aid for someone that is not likely to even be 14:30, and be around for just a year or 2.

I would look into becoming a Graduate Assistant. Money comes from a different pot, you get to help the team, could still run too, and I had a friend do it and it paid for a quite a bit of her grad school.

You might have a better shot at a DII or NAIA school. Your time would do better there

14:56 is serviceable, but not typically worth the money unless you’re a HSer they can develop.

Keep in mind, scholarship money is still being reserved for HS/JUCO recruits. You may have better luck in the spring when a school has money left over for one year mercenary.

JS is always recruiting. Have you not reached out to the Wizard?

PR's of 3:55, 8:23, and 14:52 -- got 0 scholarship offers besides the school I ran at undergrad. Schools are usually looking for a conference medalist if you are transferring 5th year, just having a 4 or 5 guy in XC isn't enough for most programs to take a shot on you. Had some friends who ran in the 1:49-1:52 range that went to pretty legit programs but they also had regional qualifying opportunities.

Who told you email is the best way to get what you want in this world? Did Jordan Belfort get his clients by email? Pick up the phone. Make face to face appointments.

Advice: read Robert Frank's "Choosing the Right Pond" and internalize its central thesis that markets for status exist. You are probably aiming too high, but that doesn't mean you can't compete at a level where your talent and dedication (which exist) are appreciated.

And don't give up. If it helps, remember that the French Impressionists succeeded largely because they rejected the judgment from the Academie Francaise, who thought their work was beneath hot garbage. You may not be a world-beater now, but a lot of the talent that can currently outpace you will fall off on the long run.

You could be the second coming of Doug Pope. There are worse fates.

Not trying to be snarky or rude here but maybe youre not recruitable for a D1 school...

Plenty of money in D2. International grad student might not be appealing to D1 schools.

It might be the contents of your email. Maybe change the wording and re send. Also phone calls and social media.

if you live near any of the schools or can go to them, its easy to ignore an email and harder to reject someone in person. also shows you are more interested. any one can send 30-40 emails.

14:56 puts you near 200th on D3 performance list from last year. That should score you some points at slower conference meets, but not much value to a D1 school. A coach would 100% rather bring in kids that can develop for 4 years but may be slightly slower. You’ve probably got a better chance getting academic aid at some D3 schools or looking at other lower division schools… unless you’re a woman in which case you shouldn’t be having troubles

I know someone as a grad transfer at a mid-major school that is 8:20/14:31/29:42 and getting full tuition scholarship. Has one season left of XC and ITF. Two seasons left of OTF. The coach seems to be concentrating on him for the 10k (and has this guy for two years).

Your choices are few. D2 might be your best bet for a cross country program that is a one runner away from being a top 25 team, plus there are more small state schools that might have grad programs. NAIA is an undergrad association.

Very few DI's are going to be interested in a 1 year kid, that isn't atleast a sure thing all conference. Then you want top dollar, I'd rather invest in a pole vaulter or a triple jumper, or some other one-trick-pony.

No thanks. I read enough about him to not want anything to do with that creep.

Well, I can't help him financially , but of course relativelly fast coach him to a 14:30 runner so he will be more atractive to the more main school programs. I always look for talented young runners to help them develop and reach their running dreams.

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Could be your name. Bad Wiggins is doesn’t exactly have the best reputation to anyone who’s spent more than 5 minutes on these boards.

Such as Minnesota State Mankato is a young team that is likely on the outside looking in. They need someone to get them over the hump.

You’re not fast enough for d1 money simple as that. Get faster or look elsewhere (d2/d3) or explain you don’t need money.