If I have ran division one for 4 years but have 1 year left of eligibility, Can I use it to run at a D3 school? And if so, is it too late to get the necessary paperwork filed to start this cross country season?
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If I have ran division one for 4 years but have 1 year left of eligibility, Can I use it to run at a D3 school? And if so, is it too late to get the necessary paperwork filed to start this cross country season?
Thanks
I don't know, but this thread does look very familiar to one that came up a couple of weeks ago. Do a search if no one responds. I think the answer was no, but still look...
Nope. You have to have graduated from the same d3 school to run there in grad school. However a d3 runner can use an extra year at a d1 school as a grad school student.
curiouscasey wrote:
If I have ran division one for 4 years but have 1 year left of eligibility, Can I use it to run at a D3 school? And if so, is it too late to get the necessary paperwork filed to start this cross country season?
Thanks
eligibility is so weird.
why are there limits and restrictions? Do people really want to stay in school for that long? I think most bball, football guys would rather skip college. They are the most funded programs, I find it weird that they tell people they can't run college for life. As long as the person is taking classes who cares? Most people would rather move on and get a job anyways it seems.
curiouscasey wrote:
If I have ran
Must not be a very good grad school.
This particular rule seems to stem from "colleges" that is schools with no or limited grad programs. Universities such as NYU, WashU, University of Chicago, and such would be able to pull some amazing kids in to their programs, for only one year, because they have a large amount of graduate students.
And, for the record, in D3, eligibility doesn't die. In D1 you have 5 years to finish it, but in D3, you have 10 semesters, so you could take a few years, or more off, go back to school and still be eligible.
If you competed for 4 years you are out of eligability. It matters not if you are in grad school or if you change divisions.
yes. D3 restrictions are much more relaxed. Ask the coah. He'll answer you.
What if you take a 1 hr summer class, beforr starting the grad program?
eric21 wrote:
What if you take a 1 hr summer class, beforr starting the grad program?
This is unimportant.
With D3, the ONLY way you can run in grad school is if you attended THAT SPECIFIC SCHOOL as an undergrad.
The credit situation DOESN'T MATTER. D3 rules are more relaxed in some ways, more restrictive than others.
Repeated for stupidity:
If you're at a D3 school for grad school, the only way you can run is if you were at that school for your undergraduate degree.
Could someone run at an NAIA school for grad school if they ran 3 years at a DI school?
So you're telling me that if I ran for 3 years at a D3 school, and I go to a D1 grad school somewhere, I could run on the team? Assuming a very slim chance that I would make the team anyways.
going to grad school elsewhere wrote:
So you're telling me that if I ran for 3 years at a D3 school, and I go to a D1 grad school somewhere, I could run on the team?
Well, not at an Ivy League school (conference rule against grad students' participation), but in general, yes, I believe so--but I also believe DI eligibility rules (e.g. the five-year clock) would apply.
Would someone with more current knowledge of NCAA rules correct my errors?