options after cut from Division 1?

Just go to a d3 where she definitely won't get cut and the coaches will actually care about her. Life will be much happier.

She has to enter the portal before having any contact with coaches. Her current school will be happy to help her with the portal entry process. Have her ask the coach or her school's NCAA compliance officer. My daughter had a similar experience and was getting contact requests from programs across all divisions within hours of entry. A 3.6 GPA and full eligibility will be attractive to many coaches.

Best of luck to you both!

I hear that, I swam for a D3 myself and loved it!

Recently graduated from a mid-major. Was a regional level 1500/5k guy for several years.

If I were in your daughter’s situation and seriously wanted to pursue collegiate running, I would take a hard look at transferring to academically strong D2/D3 schools.

Here’s why—Division 1 cross country/track and field is a mess right now. It’s essentially a pro league that only national-level recruits and sub-professional international athletes stand a competitive chance in. It has never been tougher to make a roster, much less get put on scholarship.

College is a short time. Looking back, I wish I had spent my more time in my late teens focusing on academics and setting myself up for life post-running instead of being hyper focused on cross country/track. At the end of the day, I think transferring vs. staying is a question only your daughter can answer!

she is hearing from other teammates cut, even ones healthy all year and showing good performance. guess he really is cleaning house, will be interesting to see the roster he ends up with.

Get in the portal. Her Dad isn't getting her recruited on LR.

That's tough. Different era, but our coach would never do that to someone. Regardless, don't count out other division 1 schools. I don't understand why walk on runners aren't allowed to run with the team. Have you asked the current coach? We probably had 10 runners who had no hope of making the team but they were out there every day adding to the "fun." Maybe D2 is the old D1. Best of luck. Finding a team and more importantly the runners themselves you mesh with will make a great college experience.

These days a D1 team has a roster limit, and the hangers on are not insured. Still there are D1 teams where others can join a run or workout, if they stay out of the way. Getting rarer though.

Yep get her in that portal. See who contacts her and seek out good academic schools in D1 and D3. The bottom of D1 has good schools, and D3 as well. D3 more likely to give her that warm and friendly team feel.

Good luck, this could work out well.

If someone is going to transfer from D1 to D3 where there are no athletic scholarships, why is a transfer portal involved? I am just curious...i have no idea how things work these days.

Nevermind i looked it up

Get her on the portal ASAP. Schools will want to be done with their portal searches by July. She will find a home somewhere else, possibly even D1. She just has to keep her options open.

There are good and caring coaches at ALL levels, not just D3 (though there are many there). We speak in too many generalizations about D1, D2, D3, etc.... It takes time and effort to determine if a coach really cares about a student-athlete. We've had kids from our program run at all levels and come across caring coaches at each level.

Are there any?