no collage calls

i'm assuming you got letters before this? did you send the information sheets that came with them back? if not, how are they supposed to call you if they dont know your information

It's the 4th of July weekend. From experience, a lot of people are away, recruits and coaches alike. For many coaches, they've had a week off since USATF, they spend the rest of the year doting on student-athletes that probably take their coaches for granted. I'm sure after the 4th, you'll get your recruiting calls, and have the opportunity to string them all along for months of their time, only to pull the plug after a good performance at the state meet because Big University finally makes a scholarship offer.

Did you make sure the schools you're interested in know you were capable of a 4:25? And when their academic counselors start determining scholarships, make sure they know what you were capable of when it comes to your GPA--don't have them evaluate you based on something as meaningless as the actual times you ran or grades you earned. Go get 'em Tiger!

mmmhmmms wrote:

I'm a male and going to be a senior in the fall. I don't really know about the whole recruiting process, but I didn't put up stellar junior times due to injuries. Are the athletes that get calls mainly the ones that run D1 type times? Should I just not really expecting anything (4:40 1600, 9:50 3200) I was capable of a 4:25 1600 though :(

nope. gonna have to pursue them if you want their attention. less competitive schools might give you some time of day if you visit them.

your times are not fast enough for coaches to be swooning over you. while i was being recruited, i had a 3200 time in the 10:20's, and many of my top choices were colleges that i had emailed and initiated conversation with.

just email coaches, the worst that can happen is they are not interested and you move on, and most of the times they will be interested!

otherwise, a coach is going to spend the time and effort trying to find/call/get girls that are faster and are recognized at a state/national level

it's pretty brutal, but you can't expect them to come to you with those times.

and i'd just send the school an email instead of the questionnaire... in the email talk about how you've improved since freshmen year (if you have)

Trying Hard to Win wrote:

BANNNNG wrote:

I'm a male and going to be a senior in the fall. I don't really know about the whole recruiting process, but I didn't put up stellar junior times due to injuries. Are the athletes that get calls mainly the ones that run D1 type times? Should I just not really expecting anything (4:40 1600, 9:50 3200) I was capable of a 4:25 1600 though :(

Yeah they wont call. I hit 4:29 and 9:40 as a soph and f***ed up my leg this past year. Went from a decent amoutn of letters from okay schools to barely any from shitty schools.

I would laugh so hard if anyone called me.

Just try to walk on and explai nthe situation if you have a legit excuse for why you couldnt run a 4:25. Which is actually not even that good for D1. That makes you maybe able to walk on.

You all are obviously not trying at all. I was much slower than you guys are (10:51 3200 and 17:30 5k xc bests in high school) and I was able to get a decent number of offers from jucos and NAIA schools (1 DII school in there as well). The scholarships are there, you just have to put some effort into finding them. The only ones who get calls are Footlocker and NXN caliber athletes.

Are you trying to go to a DI school? Pretty much all D2 and D3 schools would be happy to have you on their team, but don't expect too much from DI schools.

okay, im a little sad because I though that maybe i would turn some more heads, but guess not. thanks.

I see that your PRs are okay. Here is your scholarship to Oregon.

Successful people create their own luck.

am i the only one? wrote:

okay, im a little sad because I though that maybe i would turn some more heads, but guess not. thanks.

Don't be sad. Target a list of 15-20 schools that you'd like to attend based the academics, athletics, social, and financials of the schools. Write a personalized email to all the coaches stating your SATs, GPA, and PRs and request to hear more about their program/school and the recruiting process.

I wasn't a top athlete in HS (1:57 my junior year) but managed to get interest from smaller D1 schools. That, coupled with my good grades, opened up doors in admissions at some schools. I ended up running for a top academic d1 school, improved a little bit (1:53), and had a great time.

Just, relax. You'll be ok.

No question about it.

You are losing it on your spelling... ;-)

though ????

1/10

BOOOO YAY! just got a letter from the man himself VIN MF LANANNA! absolutely over the moon, IM GONNA BE A DUCK BABY

(im irish by the way...pb's - 3.42 for 1500, 13.46 5000 and 29.11 10,000)

I miss Webb wrote:

I was in a similar boat in high school (4:28 soph, fell down a hill in xc junior year). Contact coaches and you should be fine. My plan was to establish contact over the summer so when I was running fast in xc in the fall it wasn't too late to get the coach's attention. Plus coaches like 2 kinds of athletes: a sure thing or a diamond in the rough that makes them look like they know how to develop athletes.

My injury is different. Im set back at least a year. Injured a little at the end of xc so it wasnt that good, and im better at track. Injured real bad in January. Bad track season. Still injured. Gonna have a bad xc season.

Im sorry, but my grades are wayyyyy better than Community COllege. If I was planning o nthat I couldve just failed high school then started trying in community college.

Whats the point of going to community college vs walking onto a team after running for a club or intramurals a year or 2?

Lol those are offers for jucos. Thats not a real school. And most NAIA schools arent either.

Maybe thats a viable option if you really really need financial aid.

Trying Hard To Win wrote:

Im sorry, but my grades are wayyyyy better than Community COllege. If I was planning o nthat I couldve just failed high school then started trying in community college.

Whats the point of going to community college vs walking onto a team after running for a club or intramurals a year or 2?

Really? We had a Valedictorian at our CC. She is one of the smartest people I have ever met. But she had to pay for college herself, her marks weren't all that great (she was a thrower) and Academic money wasn't enough for her to walk on to a good college in the field she wanted to go. She got her AA and got a full ride out of here, got her degree and a masters, and is now currently working on her Doctorate.

And who says you would be able to walk on after running for the club or intramurals? One of my ex high school athletes was a decent high school runner, who ended up going to Virginia. 4:30 and 9:40 don't even let you walk on. But he wasnt going to school to run. He still ran on their club team, for all four years, and enjoyed it. So it is a perfectly acceptable route. If you plan on going to a top tier school then a CC might not be the best way, but honestly, if you are going to a state school, most CCs are just fine for replacing the first two years at a state school. (I would put up my two years of education at our CC against the first two years at the state school I went to after my AA, any day of the week.)

hs distance, you sound like a very accomplished runner, could you tell me vaguely what your training has looked like? As in, how many hard days per week during the track season, and roughly what you would consider a bread and butter workout (like 8x400 w/ 3 min break...) thanks

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Don't worry. I ran 8:41 in high school and Bill Bowerman wouldn't even call me.