so if a 33 year old has never competed in university athletics, has never accepted prize money for a race, and will be starting a graduate program in the fall, is there any likelihood a D1 or D2 coach would consider him as a walk on athlete for CC?
Lets just say he has a 32:30 10k PR on roads and trains about 80 mpw.
the age limit for division 1 is 25.
then how'd chris weinke win the heisman at age 28?
Easy. He played for Bobby Bowden at Florida State. Bobby Bowden and Florida State broke the rules for years.
I don't know about any specific age limitations, but I had a friend who was on the Barstow Community college XC team at age 36 and then he transferred to a college in Arizona (NAIA or D2 school) and was on their track and XC team. Also he wasn't that fast by Letsrun standards (sub 17 5k, sub 35 10k).
classof89 wrote:
...he wasn't that fast by Letsrun standards (sub 17 5k, sub 35 10k).
You mean he wasn't that fast by the self-reported representations of letsrunners.
He was fast enough for D2, right? Do you really think that letsrun is populated entirely by D1 runners? With no D3 or NAIA posters. No high school? No masters?
Ridiculous. I would bet that in an honest poll of everyone's best 10k this year, less than half of the posters on this board would have a sub-35:00 in the past 12 months.
really really real wrote:
classof89 wrote:...he wasn't that fast by Letsrun standards (sub 17 5k, sub 35 10k).
He was fast enough for D2, right? Do you really think that letsrun is populated entirely by D1 runners? With no D3 or NAIA posters. No high school? No masters?
Noureddine Morceli went to Riverside Community College, in Riverside, California. Do you think ole Noureddine would be welcome on LRC? I've heard he might have been a heel striker, but other than that . . .
Noureddine Morceli is definitely too old.
Wise Guy wrote:
really really real wrote:He was fast enough for D2, right? Do you really think that letsrun is populated entirely by D1 runners? With no D3 or NAIA posters. No high school? No masters?
Noureddine Morceli went to Riverside Community College, in Riverside, California. Do you think ole Noureddine would be welcome on LRC? I've heard he might have been a heel striker, but other than that . . .
Chairman Wow wrote:
Here you go:
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Legislation+and+Governance/Eligibility+and+Recruiting/Faqs/eligibility_seasons.html
21 Year Age Rule for Division I
In Division I only, if a student-athlete has participated as an individual or as a team representative in organized sports competition, that kind of participation during each 12-month period after his/her 21st birthday and prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment will count as one year of varsity competition in that sport. Any participation in organized competition during time spent in the U.S. armed services will be excepted.
You may wish to consult with the student-athlete's current college's athletics director to determine exactly how many seasons of varsity competition he/she may have used. Please contact the NCAA membership services staff at 317/917-6222 should you have further questions.
Wouldn't the athlete have had to participate in a varsity sport for this rule to take effect? That's my interpretation of this clause.
Well if you ever enrolled as an undergraduate before you were 28, then your five year clock should have already expired, right?
Unless you began and completed your undergraduate degree between ages 29 and 32, wouldn't you already be ineligible?
I'll preface my post by admitting that I'm 32 myself.
Having said that, 33 really is that old. You might not feel like it, but try to remember what you thought about 33 year olds back when you were 18-20. You probably thought they were kinda old. Nothing's changed man, the only difference is that now you're the 33 year old vice the 20 year old.
Besides, how exactly would you expect to get along with a team of 18-21 year old college kids. Other than running, what would you talk with them about? How their 401k is doing? How about mortgage refi rates? Face it, collegiate running is a young man's sport, so leave it to them. Doing it in your 30s is just kind of sad.
By the way, that is a nice 10k PR. You should be proud of that.