looking to transfer out of d2

You will get nothing at another D2 school or D1 school.

LoI, you don’t think a freshman running 8:10 can go places?

He enters the portal. He is on college. He has a PR of 8:25. He gets nothing. This isn't controversial.

Entering the portal is easy, but it has downsides. You simply need to notify your current coach that you wish to transfer. He will coordinate with your school's compliance department or refer you to that person. You will fill out some light paperwork and then your name will hit the portal within a couple of business days.

Now that you are in the portal, your days with your current team are over. The coach will remove you from the active roster, you will not be permitted to work out with the team nor use any athletic department facilities. The school will terminate your athletic aid agreement immediately. Do not take it personally. It's just business. That said, you might want to hold off until after the track season so that you can complete the academic year on your current aid agreement. That also goes a long way towards protecting your reputation and quitting midway through your freshman year can raise some assumptive alarms with prospective coaches (Ex. - couldn't hack college classes, homesick mama's boy, girlfriend troubles, creates team drama, broke team rules, etc.). None of that may be true, but some people will jump to conclusions or assume that you are not dependable or loyal.

If you enter during the competitive year, then you will be racing unattached and on your own dime. You will not receive any logistical support and, depending on where you are, gaining entry to meets will be harder. Many big invitationals will only allow entries from college teams and your high school times (the only verified marks to your name) might not be fast enough to get into open heats. Road marks, like XC times, are generally not considered for recruiting due to lack of course certification and accuracy.

Once in, opt to allow coaches from other programs to contact you. This signals that you are open to recruiting and you will start to get a lot of attention. My son was in a similar situation to yours and heard from roughly 30 programs within 48 hours of entering the portal. There was more interest after a year of college running than he received coming out of high school. Be transparent when talking to prospective coaches and NEVER say bad things about your current school or staff. You never know if the coach that you are chatting with is good friends with or worked alongside your current coach. It's a very small world.

Best of luck with your decision!

so would you reccomend hitting the portal after track season or near the end of track season ie may? i agree transfering after indoor is stupid.

At the end of the outdoor season / end of the academic year.

Had tour son improved? If not, what do you attribute the additional interest to?

It’s almost as if 18-19 year old males very often improve a ton in a year!

This is 100% false. Completely false. People on this board know nothing. You'll get interest. You won't get a full ride, but some schools may have something for you.

im on a full ride with my times already. i bet other schools will give the same. im an international for context

did you run any indoor meets in december for the d2?

are you expecting another full ride?

does it have to be d2?

is it the training or the concrete?

i don't think he really has any choice. he may have already run an indoor meet. he definitely is past the end of the XC portal. it's almost spring semester.

if you are fed up you have to act on it faster when the window to do something about it arrives. really i tell kids you should already have plans before the portal hits that you then put into motion.

when i say no choice, i mean you're committed to spring TF. for free. hit the portal end of the year.

good sense is you research the heck out of this when you have free time this semester.

you are allowed to go ahead and apply for admission (and financial aid if you were american) outside the portal, just not contact the coach. so you could line up acceptance(s) and portal is then just talking turkey with the coach about what they can offer.

stay healthy and run fast. depressed and slow only reduces your options.

No one here or in any coaching staff gives two fcks about what you’re planning to run. What you actually ran is all that matters, and what you actually ran is mid at best.

Adjust your expectations accordingly.

Finally a brutally honest post. Nobody running 8:25 is on a full ride unless he ran 8:00 in high school. 8:25 won't get him a penny now. I have 2 sons running in college. They are both walk-ons. They ran close to 9:00 3200 in HS. One has run 8:05 and the other 8:15 in college.

Transfer somewhere like North Dakota and see if heat really makes it difficult to get the mileage you need lol.

Leaving your full ride would be stupid. Get a pair of Hokas for the concrete. Run real early in the morning to avoid heat and add mileage. You can always work out courses in this day and age.

Why don’t you like your coach? To be honest most college coaches are jerks. It’s just the personality that goes with being in a “career” with low pay, lots of turnover, and being around immature college kids all the time.

I can promise you, you can get full rides pretty slow, idk about this guy situation but I know many 15flat guys on full rides. Internationals they give full rides more often to. I’m an older athlete now but I’ve witnessed it