When is it too late to start contacting DIII coaches for a track & field opportunity. Is there any way they will still be able to have leverage on admissions if apps are due on the 15th?
Try the athletic recruit forum
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/
Recruiting, even at the D3 level, has been occurring for about 2 years. Places are set and coaches know their perspective target students. Unless you’re *amazing/i, you’re out of the running for any coach-support. If you’re truly amazing, then your own HS coach would be more than happy to be parading you to colleges and coaches. If this isn’t happening, then that should tell you something . Has your school had any recruited students to D3 schools previously? How do you compare to them? That’ll tell you volumes.
If you go to the colleges athletic websites and look at rosters and personal bests, you can tell whether your child is competitive. Then have your child email the coaches. You never know unless you try.