D2 Schools Western NY

Daemen is pretty bad as far as programs go. You could be their best 800-3000 runner, and probably best 5k guy right now. To be honest with 1:56 speed you should be running some big volume to get that mile sub 4:10 and that won't happen at Daemen

You're probably better off going D3 in western New York. Geneseo, Brockport, UofR, RIT are far better teams than those D2 schools. Your times seem well enough for low tier D1 schools like Canisius but it might be too expensive.

If you really wanna go D2 I would suggest Roberts. Their program is decent and they have some good runners. It is a religious school, so if you're not into learning and praying about god, it may not be for you.

Daemen, distance team is trash, sprinters are good.

Thanks, the religion stuff doesn’t bother me, I’m not a big into parties and we go to church and stuff. Because we’ll be moving to that area after I graduate we’d have to pay out of state tuition for state schools and that’s not happening. I was thinking I may be able to help my family a little if a D2 school would give me some $ towards tuition. My SAT’s are just average so not a lot of academic money heading my way. I’m all new to this, so how do I look at their current rosters and how they perform?

That sounded dumb, sorry I know how to find their rosters. But besides their website how to I find their athletes progression and how the developed? I see times but they seem so much faster than mine, of course. How to I figure where I fit based on high school times, if that makes sense.

It might be a little late to receive scholarships at this point but you can definitely get a decent amount next year or next semester.

Your times stack nicely with theirs, you would probably be one of their best 800 runners, mile and anything above you'll be top 5-10ish. I know my friend was a 2:04 guy in highschool and got a full ride their, but it probably wasn't just from athletics.

Check their performances on TFFRS

https://www.tfrrs.org/top_performances/NY_college_m_Roberts_Wesleyan.html?list_hnd=2573&season_hnd=453

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Thanks for your help. It looks like they haven’t run a whole lot of outdoor meets yet, but indoor looks ok. A couple of guys are pretty fast, but maybe I’ll get there.

SUNY offers free tuition for in -state residents. You may want to look into DIII Geneseo, Fredonia, Brockport, and Buff State.

What area of study do you want to focus on?

Fvck that sh1t get out of western NY. All it does is snow in march and then in april its still snowing. You're gonna be running track meets in a blizzard.

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This is gonna come off harsh, but you are in no means above D3. You'd be a pretty mid-level recruit at the better D3 schools in NY. I was a 9:40 guy and was the 4th or 5th best recruit in my class.

Pick a program, not a division. You won't be without competition.

Is there a particular reason you're looking for D2 but not D3. There are just so many more D3 schools in that part of the country than there are D2. And is there a reason you're specifically looking at western New York? If you want to expand your area a tiny bit I'd suggest looking into Edinburo. It is in Pennsylvania, but if they moved the campus a few hundred yards northeast it would be in New York.

1:56 800 is honestly pretty good, definitely lead with that when talking to schools. You'd be good enough for low-D1 or any D2/D3, that 9:40 guy literally has no idea what he's talking about (1:56 is more like 9:20s). SUNY's are great and very cheap for in-state, I similarly recommend Geneseo as a great running team at a cheap school. Buffalo and Binghamton are a little better, I don't think they'd give you a spot but I wouldn't recommend D2, either go for a low D1 and hope they let you on or go for a good D3, D2 is a waste of time.

gahagand wrote:

1:56 800 is honestly pretty good, definitely lead with that when talking to schools. You'd be good enough for low-D1 or any D2/D3, that 9:40 guy literally has no idea what he's talking about (1:56 is more like 9:20s). SUNY's are great and very cheap for in-state, I similarly recommend Geneseo as a great running team at a cheap school. Buffalo and Binghamton are a little better, I don't think they'd give you a spot but I wouldn't recommend D2, either go for a low D1 and hope they let you on or go for a good D3, D2 is a waste of time.

I mean, we had 2 guys under 1:56 too if that makes a difference

Pennsylvania is full of DII options if you want to expand beyond WNY.

hot singles in your town wrote:

This is gonna come off harsh, but you are in no means above D3. You'd be a pretty mid-level recruit at the better D3 schools in NY. I was a 9:40 guy and was the 4th or 5th best recruit in my class.

Pick a program, not a division. You won't be without competition.

He already made it clear he wants an athletic scholarship, and probably is not interested in an expensive DIII school. At his times he probably can earn a little money.

Uncle Rico wrote:

Pennsylvania is full of DII options if you want to expand beyond WNY.

Definitely. But he seems to want western New York. I wasn't sure there was any point even mentioning Edinboro but it's so close to western New York that I decided to. There's also St. Rose in Albany but maybe that's not far enough west

Do to my family situation (my mom is disabled) I can’t go too far away from home. My parents have agreed to allow me to live on campus but I can’t be any further than an hour and a half away. So that’s the reason for the WNY need. We will not be NY residents until just after my graduation so I will not qualify for in state tuition.

I’ve looked at Daemen and they are out based on their team stats they don’t have a distance team that could beat my high school squad. So that leaves Roberts Wesleyan as my probably only chance to get some $. Is the consensus here I shouldn’t consider Roberts?

I would look for a school with a nice indoor track and good treadmills. You are going to need them.

Altheman wrote:

Do to my family situation (my mom is disabled) I can’t go too far away from home. My parents have agreed to allow me to live on campus but I can’t be any further than an hour and a half away. So that’s the reason for the WNY need. We will not be NY residents until just after my graduation so I will not qualify for in state tuition.

I’ve looked at Daemen and they are out based on their team stats they don’t have a distance team that could beat my high school squad. So that leaves Roberts Wesleyan as my probably only chance to get some $. Is the consensus here I shouldn’t consider Roberts?

Roberts is the best D2 in WNY. If money is a factor, give it a shot.