How fast do you have to run a 800, mile or 1500m, and a 2mile to get a "full-ride" to College with a top of the line track program
How fast do you have to run a 800, mile or 1500m, and a 2mile to get a "full-ride" to College with a top of the line track program
800m- sub 1:48
1500m- sub 3:46
Mile- 4:0x (low)
3200m- sub 8:43
4:11 miler in high school on 40% at an SEC school (freshman)
Pretty fast wrote:
800m- sub 1:48
1500m- sub 3:46
Mile- 4:0x (low)
3200m- sub 8:43
4:11 miler in high school on 40% at an SEC school (freshman)
According to your times (looking at the Mile and 3200), about 2 people nationwide get a full ride scholarship at a top-of-the-line D1 school.
Pretty fast wrote:
800m- sub 1:48
1500m- sub 3:46
Mile- 4:0x (low)
3200m- sub 8:43
4:11 miler in high school on 40% at an SEC school (freshman)
Those times are too fast.
To run at a top program means that you should not expect as big a scholarship. Programs are very limited with scholarships and do their best to spread out their money over as many athletes as possible. Often quality runners need to decide what is more important, having a large scholarship or running at a top-notch program.
dakeni100 wrote:
How fast do you have to run a 800, mile or 1500m, and a 2mile to get a "full-ride" to College with a top of the line track program
Your best bet is at a non football school. There are good D1 schools without a football program that can give out a full ride. There were 2 freshman in my class with them. They were both 9:00 though and top 3 in their state for xc. You would also have to sign your NLI early. Both of those guys signed them on signing day
1:48/49 800m
4:10-13 1600m
Sub 9 2 mile
As some others have said, most top of the line programs don't give full rides. A smaller school might offer a full ride, if you have the times to be able to step in and make a huge impact (score points in meets) - this would also likely imply that you would also need to run XC and make a significant impact there.