Where should I run in college? (Looking to transfer)

Why not mention something about what you want to major in and what area of the country you want to go to.

What do you run for the 10K? At 5-5, you may not feel like you are mid distance/ college distance runner....but you may have the right build for the marathon. 4:26 (mile?) is good...don't downplay it. You are young and can get a lot better. Anyways...

Back to college...what schools did you admire/think about while in high school? What were your "dream" schools? We all had them. Think about what diploma you want framed on your wall and what school will set you up for the best career.

What you should not do is go to some "Central College of Technical Peninsula State University" or some crap like that because you just want to run there.

Have PRIDE in what school you choose. You never know, you could get injury plagued and never put together a good season, but at least you are at the right school.

Swallow the student loans and do it.

Try filling out some recuit forms for some of the teams that finsihed well at d3 and d2 nationals or naia. Also what school do you go to now?

I attend a school in Wisconsin. I'd prefer to stay within the Midwest so I know that limits options. However I will still consider any suggestions from other parts of the country too.

Never ran a 10k competitively. My best 8k this season was 25:48. Nothing special but I know I'm capable of better. If I had worked harder going into college I believe I could have gone 25:1x. I fully intended to try out for the team, but I did not train seriously like I had in past years of high school. I got stronger as the season went on though, and was mixing it up with my current teammates during the track intervals we did.

I'm majoring in Marketing right now but I honestly do not know what I want to do. I'm not particularly strong in anything, and I am basically undecided. Hopefully I stumble upon something that interests me soon, but I don't have the slighest idea of what occupation I could see myself doing in the future. I wish I did, but I don't know.

Of course I dreamed about Stanford, UC's, the Ivies, etc...however none of those were realistic either financially, or athletically I suppose. Also this is stupid of me but because of my height and young appearance I felt like I wouldn't fit in on those elite caliber teams anyways. My self confidence has been a bit low since I started college because I have not really connected with anyone at my current school. That's not really relevant but just throwing that out there.

My main goal is to go to a school that will fit me well and be able to run there and enjoy it with like minded people. Whether D3 or D1, a nice school with a decent running program and good guys is what I am searching for.

Whatever you do, do NOT go into debt to pay for school.

Do not fall for the trap of accumulating debt to pay for college just so you can use up your athletic eligibility. If you can't find the money per work/scholarships/grants/parents then drop out and get a full time job until you make enough to go back to school. If your 5 year window runs out before you use all your eligibility, then so be it.

Better to have unused eligibility fritter away and be free from debt, than it is to have used all your eligibility but with a mountain of debt that YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY OFF.

I definitely am not going to take on debt. I will consider student loans but I do not think I can attend any elite private institutions - as much as I'd love to - which costs 40K+ a year unless they decide to give a transfer student a generous aid offer or I win the lottery.

I am not struggling to pay at my current school. I have parents who are supporting me with what they can. I also received a scholarship for my SAT score which is helping. I still would like to hear any school suggestions, and then I will be sure to first check out if it would be financially possible.

I really don't want to let my chance to enjoy running in college go away. I have no intention to redshirt or stay an extra year since I am not a national caliber athlete. But I do want to attempt to find a program for my remaining 3 years of college (and therefore 3 years of NCAA competition). Whatever place I find I want to focus on academics while making running a big part of my college experience assuming the team is what I hope for.

With all the info provided, does anyone have any schools where I may be a good fit?

Unsure Freshman- would you be willing to share your email? I personally know a coach in the mid west that would be very interested in you. (possibly a scholarship as well)

not quite sure i am buying your story. you ran a few races and finished as 3rd/4th man on the team. so why didn't you run more races? why no 10k? if you were top 5, you would have gone to the region meet and thus run a 10k. please explain.

Come to Columbus State University.

http://www.csucougars.com/information/forms/xcc_men

Maybe his school didn't qualify to regionals? Maybe he didn't do well in his last race.

If you don't know what you want to do.. hows that gonna help you decide where you want to go? You want to go to a school that has a good program for a certain major. If you want to study business for example and go to a shitty school, when you come out of college, you might not get a job because there are companies that want kids who go to good school and also do well there.

you don't have to qualify to the region meet in college. you either decided to attend or not. all four d1 schools located in the great state of wisconsin attended the great lakes region this year. we can scratch uw and uw-green bay off the list. uw is not a lower level program. green bay does not have track and doesn't have anybody that can run 25:48. so that leaves milwaukee and marquette.

my guess is that the kid is not telling the truth. a 'cat-fish'

ian edwards wrote:

Come to Columbus State University.

http://www.csucougars.com/information/forms/xcc_men

-1 for CUS

+1 for DII

North Central College in Illinois. Strongest D3 in the country.

joe roberts wrote:

you don't have to qualify to the region meet in college. you either decided to attend or not. all four d1 schools located in the great state of wisconsin attended the great lakes region this year. we can scratch uw and uw-green bay off the list. uw is not a lower level program. green bay does not have track and doesn't have anybody that can run 25:48. so that leaves milwaukee and marquette.

my guess is that the kid is not telling the truth. a 'cat-fish'

Maybe it was a road 8K? Or maybe he fudged his numbers purposely so people wouldn't be able to figure out who he is.

Plenty of good D3 schools in Minnesota and Iowa too. Pretty close by if you're from Wisconsin. One of them might be a better fit for you. Yes, some of them are going to be very expensive, but that just seems to be par for the course. One thing though: say no to St. Thomas and St. Olaf.

Any D3 team should be interested in a sub-26:00 guy. Just try to pick as carefully as you can this time around.

if you are having financial issues, then I don't think you should attend D3. Most D3 cost 50K and the only aid you get is loans and academic scholarships. If you run for a D1 then you can get some aid. Maybe a better D1 running school can solve your problems.

Fudged my numbers a bit on the 8k and some things if you must know.I think it's understandable I don't exactly what everyone to know who I am. I dont see why posters always need to dig to find out who someone is instead of just either ignoring the thread or helping to answer the question.I didn't run at the regional race because my coach could I wasn't fully invested and it wasn't going to make a difference if I ran or not.

I know I need to figure out what I want to study, that's the important thing. And I guess I don't have too many options since most d3's are expensive like you said.

ok, i will play along. what exactly do you mean by fudging your numbers? let's keep it to your track times from last spring. if you are indeed at a lower level school, then 9:24 is a very solid time. by how much did you fudge that time? you don't have to give specifics, but give me a general idea. we wish to give you some advice, but how can we do that if we don't have the facts?

First of all, you DO have a great runners build. Look at Kenenisa Bekele, he's built about the same that you are. If you don't mind being away from home there are some great D2 schools out there and you could be a star in that division. Adams State, Western State, Colorado School of Mines and Augustana are all good.