I’m currently a junior who has had a fairly strong involvement in cycling the past three years of high school. I’m aware that many universities recruit athletes for sports such as Football, Crew, etc. However, is it possible to get recruited by a university for their cycling team?
To get a better idea of the level of my involvement: I am the Founder/President of my high school’s cycling team and I cycle around 10 hours weekly.
I would greatly appreciate anyone’s input/thoughts on this. Thanks! 
<p>Um...I would assume so, at least at the right colleges...My friend is getting a full ride to Stanford on fencing (he is really really really really really really good)...so I'm sure some schools will give scholarships for cycling....just do some research...</p>
<p>ADVICE: Unless cycling is the passion that you want to pursue in life...do not choose a school SOLELY on cycling...(my friend did this with lacrosse, and he is miserable)</p>
<p>CubsRule: Thanks for your advice. I will definitely not be choosing a college solely on my recruitment (if I am indeed recruited).</p>
<p>If anyone else has advice/thoughts, please feel free to post. Thanks.</p>
<p>Hi wallflowers ... in the past 1-2 weeks this same question came up and a few suggestions were made ... I'd suggest doing a search on cycling to see it you can find that string</p>
<p>Thanks 3togo for your input. </p>
<p>Do you think it's possible that I can get recruited for another sport? I'm interested in Crew, Basketball, and Cross Country. I'm considering this because I read a post on College Confidential, which said that a student was recruited for Basketball by a top 10 university - even though the student had only shown interest in playing for the university, and himself had never played Basketball for his high school team.</p>
<p>Tell me your times in cross country. Most schools want the runner to do distance events in track as well as cross country. I can probably give you some suggestions if you tell me some times. Also, Indiana has a premier college weekend centered around cycling. It is called Little 500. You probably wouldn't need help getting into IU, but your cycling would sure make you popular with all the fraternities!</p>
<p>One of my daughter's friends, a cyclist is s freshman at Stanford (got admitted EA). I really could not tell you if he Was recruited for cycling (possibly because cycles at the professional level cycling at many events in the U.S.) . Even Without the cycling is truly a stand out studnet</p>
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Do you think it's possible that I can get recruited for another sport? I'm interested in Crew, Basketball, and Cross Country. I'm considering this because I read a post on College Confidential, which said that a student was recruited for Basketball by a top 10 university - even though the student had only shown interest in playing for the university, and himself had never played Basketball for his high school team.
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<p>Hmm ... at what level are you interested in participating? ... if you are going to be recruited at a DI school you most likely would be a state/regional level athlete in that sport. DIII programs run the gamit and previous experience may not be all that important to get to play. I would think to be recruited at DIII you'd be a pretty solid HS varsity type (crew and cycling are not as common so this might be more of a club thing). Please note ... getting to play, being recuited, and getting a tip (or pull) for admission are different things and increasingly rare.</p>
<p>There are a ton of kids playing each sport in high school ... an athlete would have to have A LOT of natural talent to pick up a new sport and be better than the thousands of kids who have focussed on the sport for years ... it can happen but it seems like it would be rare. By the way - I think we're missing some information on the basketball story ... like the kid played AAU club basketball in a top program but did not play for his/her high school ... it is almost unheard of for a kid to play in a top DI program who is new to organized basketball (think a 7' 6" foreigner)</p>
<p>unless the school has a team for cycling, you can't get recruited for it. They're not going to be like "you're an awesome cyclist, props, welcome to our school"
But if they even have a club and value it, sure it'll help.</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you for your input so far. Some schools I'm looking at include: MIT, Caltech, Brown, Cornell, and Dartmouth - each of these schools have cycling clubs/teams, with Dartmouth having the strongest program. If anyone else has information regarding these schools' Cycling programs and possible recruitment, feel free to drop me a PM or IM. :)</p>