What are some mid range D1 or D2 programs I could walk on to?

rapodash wrote:

Avg 33 mile weeks, two major workouts per week one interval one tempo/progression. Most commonly 6X100m at around 3:10 per k or 4-mile tempos around 5:50 per mile.

Well, you've got the speed. I'd suggest trying to bump up to 50/week over the winter and see what happens in track. If you can get your 800 time down, you should at least get some walk-on interest.

That is crazy progress. Expected since he Kenyan and basically started running in 10 or 11 grade hs.

Yoyoyoyoyo wrote:

Sup Joe

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High School Girl -

Sophomore times - 800: 2:26

1600: 5:22

3200: 11:45

5k: 19:14

college options?

are there high academic D2 options?

I had somewhat similar ability to you in high school, ran 51 (400m) and 1:54.0 (800m) with a 16:20 3-mile in XC and was able to walk on to a D1 program. I did only start running my junior year so only had two seasons when I went into college.

I contacted the coach of the University I was already enrolled in and he was happy to let me try out for the team. I trained hard over the summer, consistently running 50 mpw, which I had never done before and was able to make both the XC and track teams. Don't get me wrong, I was no national class athlete, but I was able to score at Conference and contribute for the team.

Good luck!

Only Colorado Mines. Other D2 programs are bad academically. You are better off checking with your D1 state school to see if they will allow you to walk-on. If you actually want to be competitive, you should go D3.

Ttttt wrote:

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High School Girl -

Sophomore times - 800: 2:26

1600: 5:22

3200: 11:45

5k: 19:14

college options?

are there high academic D2 options?

Go to hair salon school or start your own thread

pretty sure this guy was a 17 min low in hs, from a denver area school. but he went on to run pretty fast, if i remember correctly his PRs at the end were something like

13:40's 5k

23:50 8k @7554ft

28 low 10k

and now he is Phd styling it up at harvard, so you could very well blossom at Adams State and still be able to go to harvard

https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/jesus-solis

28:58 not bad but no sub 14. Good luck teaching high school history.

my bad had him and mario macias mixed up.....whatever jesus wasnt that fast and did in fact run a 23:50 at 7554ft, and is now in fact at harvard. sorry i was thinking mario..he ran low 28 and 13:40s.

Yes we see that you have done well to mange to stay in school for 20 years. Career student is a pretty good gig. You will ultimately have to start teaching at some HS though. I guess that is success. Most P5 guys graduate in 5 years and have been making $100k for the past 10 years.

Yo check out Adams State. Incredible running program and superb academics plus some of the best smashies around.

Programs with low enough academic standards that they'll accept students that end a question prepositions with.

Western Washington University is D2 and has a reasonably good comp-sci (UW's is better but it's really hard to get accepted, so Western is the alternative) and business program. If you live in the West and qualify for WUE, you would only pay 1 1/2 x in-state tuition. Bellingham is a fun town too with good trails.