Can I walk-on to a D1 XC program at 31 years old?

Funny Post. I’d say no. your times are like Middle School times. 13 year old can run faster than you. ncaa? No.

Haha! I did make a D1 team in the past with those times, I’m just not sure if I can do it again.

I think a better question is: why would you *want* to run on a team with a bunch of 18-22-year-olds?

yah bro just go trans and drop your mile time 20 seconds and some schools will let you walk on

I’m a girl by the way….naturally haha

You would be popular with the freshmen

Absolutely, BYU is your ticket to being a Cougar in more ways than one. In fact, you many need to age a few more years before they are really interested.

No. Your eligibility ran out about 7 years ago.

Check out Maryland or maybe Marquette

You have no attention span. She clearly said that the NCAA gave her a waiver to restore her eligibility due to her leaving due to medical issues.

If you can get back to those times then you could probably walk on at a smaller D1 or lower division school. You're problem is that you're 31 and have complicated eligibility issues, so schools probably won't want you unless you can benefit them immediately, so it would probably have to be a lower division school. Also you might benefit from moving up to 5k/10k for track given your age and how strong your steeple/2 mile is compared to your shorter distances. And if no schools want you you can always find a school with a competitive NIRCA club and run with them. The only eligibility requirements for NIRCA are that you're a full-time student.

Try your local community college.

They don't have age restrictions and during the regular season they compete at meets with 4 year schools of all levels.

You could try to go to a smaller school, like a D3 one. That 800 time would place in some small D3 meets, but I don't think it's competitive enough to race against the trans college kids in D1. Still good times for a 31 year old. That being said, are the colleges allowed to kick you off the team for ADHD? Never heard of that before and I run with lots of people with ADHD, they tend to be pretty fast distance kids.

Haha. She clearly said that she called the NCAA and they told her that she qualifies for a waiver. I qualify to president of the US. Nobody granted her a waiver amd they likely won't.

They hand out 8th and 9th years of eligibility to people all the time for no reason other than injuries. If she provides proper documentation of her medical issue, she should be able to get eligibility back. There are restrictions on how much you're allowed to race when not on a roster, but assuming she meets those requirements, she should be able to get a waiver.

That escalated quickly

You're 31 and refer to yourself as a "girl" and you write "haha"?

Color me skeptical.

Name 10 people if they happen frequently. They never happen. Athletes get a medical redshirt, a regular one, and Covid year. Mission trips are another reason to extend eligibility but even the longest BYU guys are 7 years.