Would there be any colleges that would take someone for a year. I have finished my 4 year degree in australia and was always disappointed that i never went to study in us.
I have run ok- 1.50 for 800 and will run quicker this season! hopefully somewhere between 1.47-1.48
any feedback would be appreciated! I understand that there is 5 years of eligability?
cheers
You could run one year maybe. But you most likely wouldnt have cross country. What you should do is apply for a masters program and just train with the team for that year and run all the indoor and outdoor races. That's your best shot and you could get a GA to pay for school the same as a scholorship would.
The reverse of that...I am going to get my masters this spring and want to go to australia for a year or so. I want to train and meet people, what and where do you think would be the best way to do that? Would you say I could work at a college and train with a team? Any advice?
yeah, the advice above is pretty sound...you'd be better off getting a GA position somewhere and travelling and running races with the team. you might even be able to get some eligibility to officially compete for the school (allowing you to compete in championships, etc, not just invitationals and open races), but not sure. either way you'd get to train with a team, run, travel, make friends and get a bit of the US college experience. with a GA position you'd also get a master's degree, not just another meaningless year of classes.
hint - if you want official eligibility, try running for a division 2 or NAIA school - their eligibilty rules are a bit more lenient than D1.
ok thanks,
Australia is totally different with how university works. None of the universities have teams. But there is a fairly large interclub competition in most states with the general standard being pretty high. What you would have to do is join a local club which then competes against all the other ones.
There are a few different levels such as interclub comp, venue finals(where the best teams in interclub compete), premier league-the fastest 8 runners from each venue compete in a comp about once a week, then you have your state meets and national series comps.
This is in Melbourne, Victoria