Daughter just got cut from a Division 1 "mid" program after Freshman year. She is devastated as loved the team and wanted to prove herself after injuries Senior year HS lingering over into this year. I was expecting it as she was borderline walk-on recruited last year and that coach left mid-year. She wasn't around the new coach at all red shirted track focusing on PT. I believe the new coach is making some more cuts for the portal and international recruits. No hard feelings for coach, although wish daughter had chance to prove her talent.
Thankfully she is healthy again and has been building miles back up for a month now. She was really motivated for the summer training going into the XC season.
I know a dime a dozen, but I think she can be under 22 6k this Fall and has potential Steeple too as a very lean 5'9". From there coming years she has been ready for a big breakthrough with the right coach. Plenty of college funds no scholarship needed and 3.6 GPA getting use to college this last year.
Would this be a portal situation? Opportunities don't even have to be Division 1. Reaching out to coaches at schools she might be interested in or a good fit the best? That process while in High School was pretty inefficient, especially since she wasn't running 16's.