<p>I'm a pretty good distance runner. I'm a sophomore now but I was wondering if anyone knows any Division I cross country or track distance runners who won a partial or a full scholarship for college.</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I talked to a Pole Vaulter who got accepted and is in Harvard now for being one of the best in the nation.</p>
<p>Sure, there’s a lot of collective knowledge here about track and field recruiting. Anything in particular that you’d like to know?</p>
<p>Times I’d have to run for cross country, and for track (1600m, 3200m)</p>
<p>Also which schools would be easier to get a running scholarship at than others?</p>
<p>These guidelines may help you understand the times you need to be recruited … [Men’s</a> Track Recruiting Guidelines](<a href=“http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/College-Track-Recruiting/mens-track-recruiting-guidelines]Men’s”>http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/College-Track-Recruiting/mens-track-recruiting-guidelines)</p>
<p>This link shows the number of scholarships that are allowed … [Division</a> I (NCAA) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_I_(NCAA)]Division”>NCAA Division I - Wikipedia). Two caveats … first, a school may not grant all the scholarships allowed by the NCAA (for example, the Ivies give none) … second, cross country and track & field teams have a lot of members and the scholarship limit is pretty low so even if a school grants all the scholarships allowed one full scholarship is often split between many team members.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>One last question:</p>
<p>Do you think schools like BU, USC, or BYU give out many scholarships.</p>
<p>I was going to ask about Harvard but I know they don’t offer track and field scholarships.</p>
<p>My guess is that the schools you mentioned are fully funded for T&F, which means they give the NCAA allotted number of scholarships (12.6 for men, 18 for women) to be distributed among the entire track and XC rosters</p>
<p>If you are asking because you want to run at the collegiate level, then go for it. </p>
<p>If you are looking for a track scholarship to fund your education…you’d be better off getting a part-time job now and saving the money.</p>
<p>^^ and getting excellent grades and SAT/ACT scores so that the track coach can advocate for you to get some merit money as well as athletic $. The comibination of athletic and merit scholarships can sometimes add up to the right amount.</p>
<p>I’m asking for both of these reasons.</p>
<p>Riverrunner, that’s awesome I hope I can get a high enough SAT</p>