Subject pretty much says it all. Likely going to be about 9:20 or a bit under by years end. What would you do? and I'm not talking like Stanford or Oregon caliber D1 here...regular, decent D1, or good D2/3?
Subject pretty much says it all. Likely going to be about 9:20 or a bit under by years end. What would you do? and I'm not talking like Stanford or Oregon caliber D1 here...regular, decent D1, or good D2/3?
Does not really matter. I've coached guys that fast who got D1 scholarships, and I've coached guys who hung up the spikes in pursuit of academics. It depends on how serious you are about running and how that mixes in with what major you plan on having in college. If the college(s) you are looking at have good running programs, then take your pick.
Can't go wrong with Stanford. That place has it all. Great Ivy League caliber academics with D1 top ranked track and xc programs. Plus, a beautiful campus
Where are you from and what do you want to study? What do you want to get out of college?
D1. Contact Canisius college.
50c wrote:
Can't go wrong with Stanford. That place has it all. Great Ivy League caliber academics with D1 top ranked track and xc programs. Plus, a beautiful campus
2+2=4 everywhere.
You can run anywhere so choose your school based on what you want to study.
I was a 9:2x guy in high school and went to a pretty good d1 school (several top-10 NCAA cross finishes in the last 20 years). I got run into the ground and ended up quitting after my first year, then became a road warrior and got pretty good (for a guy who ran 9:2x in high school). There were a few other guys of my ability level in my year; they stuck it out but never made varsity and ended up with slower PRs than me.
Bottom line, don't go to a school where you have little/no chance to be varsity. If you magically turn into a stud a la Brian Sell you can always transfer. There are plenty (probably a good-sized majority) of DI programs where you will be able to make varsity.
As far as DI vs. DII, that's harder to say. It's always more fun the more successful you are, so that is a point in favor of DII. I don't know that much else about it.
All that said, choose a school based on academics, affordability and general good fit for you, making running a secondary factor in choosing where to go. You may break 14, but it's doubtful you'll make a living off it.
Best of luck to you.
Twitched wrote:
50c wrote:Can't go wrong with Stanford. That place has it all. Great Ivy League caliber academics with D1 top ranked track and xc programs. Plus, a beautiful campus
2+2=4 everywhere.
Not in the SEC.
Go to the school you like the most and what fits you best for what you want to do in life.
Too many people are worried about peaking as an athlete in college instead of developing as a person.
I had more offers for track/xc then for hockey, but was determined to prove myself as the latter. Unfortunately, while I was a good Jr B player, there were thousands of players just like me.
Fortunate for me is I went to a school that I enjoyed outside of the hockey/track programs and developed a good network of friends that continues to this day.
Go where you will be fast enough to be in the top 7, so that you will get to race the meaningful races. It would suck to be in amazing shape, but not get to race nationals because you were the #8 or 9 guy.
And don't worry, there is plenty of good competition in D3. I went to D3 nationals last November, and I was very impressed at the quality of runners.
If you aren't able to win a D3 regional in XC, you'll get enough competition anywhere, so don't worry much about division.
Try to balance academic fit with running, but heavily weigh academics because in all likelihood you are going to make a living with your brain, not your legs.
Chico State
unless you are getting a significant amount of money from D1/D2, i would consider D3 to be a lot more fun with just as much potential to get fast. you would also be a top recruit for a D3 team, so you would get a chance to run in a lot of big meets. getting killed running for a mediocre D1 team and never going to nationals isnt all that fun to be honest.
Twitched wrote:
2+2=4 everywhere.
You can run anywhere so choose your school based on what you want to study.
Wait, what? "2+2=4 everywhere" is what you say if you are contending that academics everywhere are pretty much the same. Ie, it's all the same material, you'll learn it no matter where you go. So your two sentences have the complete opposite meaning.
sometimes i get a good feeling wrote:
Twitched wrote:2+2=4 everywhere.
You can run anywhere so choose your school based on what you want to study.
Wait, what? "2+2=4 everywhere" is what you say if you are contending that academics everywhere are pretty much the same. Ie, it's all the same material, you'll learn it no matter where you go. So your two sentences have the complete opposite meaning.
Academics everywhere are the same. When I said "choose your school based on what you want to study", part of what that means is that not every school has every major. Between ones that DO have the same major, it makes no difference where you go as far as learning the stuff goes.
The laws of physics are the same at every school that teaches physics. But not everyschool teaches physics.
Soon to be College Runner wrote:
Subject pretty much says it all. Likely going to be about 9:20 or a bit under by years end. What would you do? and I'm not talking like Stanford or Oregon caliber D1 here...regular, decent D1, or good D2/3?
It makes absolutely no difference. Unless you're looking for a scholarship. I've coached at the D3 and currently at the D1 level, the differences are non existent. If you wind up running 4:03 in the mile it doesn't matter if its D1 D2 D3 JUCO NAIA it still a 4:03 mile. That's what's great about our sport. You can easily compare how good you are to someone half way across the globe or in a different division. It doesn't even really come down to the old statement "if you want to win a lot then you should go D3" because nowadays most D3 schools are running with D1 schools every weekend anyway.
Just focus on finding a school that's the right fit for you academically and find a coach that you like.
where are you from? would you consider a D1 school in South Carolina?
^^You are wrong and do not know what you're talking about.
Anyway a decent D1 school might be the best choice if you've got a lot of room to improve, but a solid D2/D3 program wouldn't be bad either. If you're going to be, say, a 14:20 guy, you'll probably have more fun at a top 10 D3 school than you would at Stanford.
Freelove wrote:
^^You are wrong and do not know what you're talking about.
Anyway a decent D1 school might be the best choice if you've got a lot of room to improve, but a solid D2/D3 program wouldn't be bad either. If you're going to be, say, a 14:20 guy, you'll probably have more fun at a top 10 D3 school than you would at Stanford.
well how exactly am i wrong? or were you not replying to me?
Western Washington University.