ncaa dude wrote:
I looked at Colgate. They have at least 7 guys much faster than the OP.
The OP ran 2:02/4:30 as a HS jr. What does that improve to as a college freshman 2 years hence?
1:55/4:15 would be right up front for Colgate.
If he really improved zero, Colgate shows guys on the team running 2:03-2:12, and 4:10-4:36 at 1500!
He ran those times 11 months ago and has been injured since. Training on his own over the summer and popping into practice in August, I estimate that the coach will have him run a 5k time trial and he runs 17:00 and embarrasses himself.
ncaa dude wrote:
He ran those times 11 months ago and has been injured since. Training on his own over the summer and popping into practice in August, I estimate that the coach will have him run a 5k time trial and he runs 17:00 and embarrasses himself.
Remember the guy is already enrolled at the school for academics.
There are no scholarships, so whole team is recruited walk ons.
The coach has to support his 'recruits', guys he gave admissions help to, before other walk ons. But many of the 'recruits' end up quitting as coach has no means to compel them to stay on team, and many just use recruiting to get admitted to a decent school.
Most kids from age 17-19 improve just as much from physical growth, as from the actual track season.
Even a 17:00 5k gets guy on xc team together with the 2:12/4:36 guys.
It's a different world at these schools, kid will be fine.
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Colgate has one go over 16 minutes and he is likely to get cut when they get a faster recruit. At the Patriot League meet, Colgate's 7th man ran 34:00 in a 10k XC race. His track PR is 15:19.