Finding a School to Transfer to

How fast are you?

Firstly, check out the NCAA rules so you dont lose any eligibility. Unfortunately, you're going to have to suck it up for next semester because most schools transfer deadlines have passed. Check out a variety of schools based on academics and your running committment since you may not get into your first choice.

You have to give more information about what you're looking for. How are your grades and what size school do you want to go to? What level are you looking to run at. There is no point belonging to a bottom feeder D1 team, when you could be on a great D3 team. What about the school is so bad?

That said there aren't nearly as many high caliber schools in the South as there are in the Northeast, odds are you will not be making a living off of running. The more specific you can be on this board the more people can help.

I have run low 25's for 8k and mid 31's for 10k in cross country on decent courses and will run 5k, and10k on the track.

Look to Northeast NAIA schools as they can still accept you at this time for next semester and you will be eligible to run NAIA and get a good scholarship as well there are a few in NY and many in Ohio PA etc...

Sorry, for not providing enough information. In high school I had around a 3.5 gpa and should definitely be between 3.0-3.5 after this semester. I would consider a D3 or D2 school as well. I would like to go to a more medium sized school. I am interested in sports medicine and kinesiology for a possible major. The biggest thing I do not like about my school now is that it is not in a great environment cause its filled with crime, the people are not very friendly, the sports programs are not so great, and the air quality is poor. I do like the academic side of it though, but all of the negatives out way that. I would really like to just attend a place that is in a great academic setting, with people that want to work hard in running. I have been trying to look at schools in the south that offer these things, and I understand that I will have to wait until the next school year to transfer, but if the school that I find is worthwhile then it will be worth it.

Seriously you can make it out this semester if you want too!!!

you should honestly look at a d3 school where you could transfer directly at semester if you would like. i go to anderson university in central indiana and we have a great running program as well as one of the best sports medicine departments in the country. we just qualified for nats by finishing 3rd in the great lakes region yesterday and we have a brand new facility for our sports medicine students. you should seriously consider coming to AU.

if you are looking to go the sports med route, is your current school better than to where you'll be transferring. NCAA sports are nice but you will need to make life long decisions at a time when most aren't ready.

Having said that I walked away from a NCAA program, D1 but not a top school to a place that barely had an XC team and never told anyone where I used to run or that I did since most of my cohorts were in classes 21-28 hours/week depending on labs etc (you will come across that very soon with your major).

I ran to keep fitness during the semesters and looked to run well on the roads during the spring/summer

However, you have to like where you are, if you aren't fitting in or enjoying your current environment, time to take some visits get to really see the cities and possibly take the spring semester off

mortimer is going to get it done at uk. definately a school on the rise.

Freshman runner.....can you provide an e-mail address???

Are you looking to stay D1 or go NAIA???

One school to look at, Alabama. South Regional champs.

i couldnt give you the names of any schools, but with those times i highly reccomend staying D1

RollTide wrote:

One school to look at, Alabama. South Regional champs.

Ya, when is the last time they had a fast american? Been awhile don't waste you time with Bame, the coach doesn't develop talent or "waste" his time on Americans.

If looking in Alabama, i would consider schools like Samford div 1 or Ala-Huntsville div 2.

Before you look at the times these guys were walk ons.

Kevin was a 9:40 2 miler in high school. Todd 9:30.

Talk about Development!

Oh and they are better then the school records of those schools you mentioned

2004

8:58.87 ...Steeple.........Todd Fayant

Kevin McDonough 30:35.78 . ............Stanford Invitational

5k

Kevin McDonough $14:32.56 ............Tyson Invitational (2/13-14)

2005

JEFF FEDLER

800m

$1:50.15 ..............Meyo Invitational (2/4-5)

KEVIN MCDONOUGH

3,000m

$8:26.64 ..............Meyo Invitational (2/4-5) ........................................28th

8:30.24 ................Kentucky Invitational (1/14-15) ..............................13th

5,000m

14:31.59 ..............Tyson Invitational

Good for you, you can do a little research, but now my question is this, How many Americans have gone to Bama with similar talent to Mcdonough and quit or transferred cause Walker sucks? Would a kid rather be a 6th man on a Bama squad and get no attention at all cause the coach only cares about Kenyans, or would a kid with some talent rather go to a school where he will get loads of attention and get to contribute to the team, and he won't hate running with a bunch of guys he has nothing absolutely nothing in common with.

Furthermore why don't you tell everyone what happened to kids like Sam Nuckols (spelling). Ty Stanfield, Shawn McKay, the list goes on my friend. Walker sucks, just admit it. And i'm sure this transfer is gonna want some athletic money, Bama might offer you some shoes or something, while other prgrams would do alot for a 31:xx 10k guy.

Ty left because of David's death. Sam had trouble staying in school. McKay came in injured. Joe does a great job with what he gets. The Kenyans get faster and so does everyone who sticks with the program past two years.

Thats bullshit, Ty did not leave cause of David's death, word on the street is he didn't feel he was getting adequate training, doing too much speedwork, as well as other problems. Sam Nuckols didnt' have trouble staying in school because he ended up at Ala-Huntsville and newsflash the standards at Ala-Huntsville are alot higher than that of Bama. McKay became injured, he wasn't ever injured in high school so what Joe walker made him injured? Sounds good to me. Give up RollTide, let me look at the roster picture and see if i can figure out which walkon you are, or are you the manager?