<p>How fast do you have to be to have a shot of making the team at UChicago? Will low 17's for a 5K suffice?</p>
<p>Email the coach and ask. I have some friends who run track, and they seem to really enjoy it, but I know nothing about times. That sounds fast to me, but I really don't know.</p>
<p>I did e-mail the coach, but do you know if your friends enjoy running track? From people on my old team, I've heard that running in college is horribly stressful.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what the stress level is, but my friends all seem to like it. I've never asked them about it specifically, but I've never heard out of the norm complaints. Try emailing PSAC and asking; someone there may know more.</p>
<p>if youre a girl, fantastic!
and if youre a guy it seems like you'd need atleast 16:30s to compete. but i'm sure you could always just join the team. i met the cross country coach(even though i know you specified track, cross country just seems to go hand in hand with distance) and he said there arn't any cuts.</p>
<p>race results:
<a href="http://athletics.uchicago.edu/tfmen/mtf-outdoor-schedule-07.htm%5B/url%5D">http://athletics.uchicago.edu/tfmen/mtf-outdoor-schedule-07.htm</a></p>
<p>thanks runforfun, that's all i really wanted to know. yeah, I know i'm never going to be competitive, but I might just try it out. </p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, do DIII schools recruit? Since there aren't any cuts, are Varsity sports at these schools just like intramurals pretty much?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and can the coach have any influence on college admissions if you're not say, a really really really fast guy?</p>
<p>Many teams recruit pretty heavily, and there are D1-level athletes competing at the U of C, generally in solo sports. Coaches use their influence to get the student athletes who are going to bring their team wins in the coming years. Some D3 teams won't be far above good club teams at athletic schools, but there is a huge difference between D3 and IM sports.</p>
<p>I talked to the coach, and he said anyone who wants can run for the team. I mean, my pr for the 5K is only 18:15, and my pr for the 800 is only 2:06, but I think if you work hard and stay dedicated, they will be happy to have you. I hope.</p>
<p>OP- are your low 17's XC or track? If your running low 17's for XC, you can definately go 16:30's on the track. One of my college friends runs around 16:20's in XC and mid 15's on the track.</p>
<p>see here's the deal, my pr my first year (2 years ago) was 18:40 at xc, and this was after like 2 months of running... Last year, i came down with 2 horrible injuries (broken collarbone and a nagging ankle injury) ..I should've sat out the season, but my team needed me in order to place at state, so I just ran basically on one leg. I'm thinking my time, by the end of the year, will be 17:30's in XC.... but that's just what i'm predicting, no telling what'll happen.</p>
<p>I can pretty much guarantee my 5k time on the track to be 17's though.</p>
<p>Ah, im in a similar situation. I ran an 18:15 K last October, but I got alot better this outdoor season, so I think I can do alot better. I guess we'll just have to train hard this summer and see what happens. They don't cut people, so its all good. And theres plenty of time anyway; a whole four years to get better.</p>
<p>haha sweet. Yeah, i think it'll be a "hopefully" I can train with you, since it seems you're already into UChicago. Good luck next year. Hopefully I can get in EA and have the whole college admissions drama over by mid-december lol.</p>
<p>Well good luck next year! Just write good essays and you'll do fine.</p>