<p>I noticed that one poster mentioned a "golden" number that, for certain sports, one must pass for recruitment consideration. I know that ivy league cross country teams are ridiculously good, and the average times are ~14 min for 5ks (I only run 5ks for xc). Does anyone know what this "golden number" would be for a 5k at an Ivy League school (specifically, Princeton) for consideration, assuming you have the academics? thanks.</p>
<p>the question is not very clear … good enough to be a star in the IVY League … good enough to be recruited and use an admissions slot … good enough to be recruited and encouraged to apply … or good enough to walk on when you get to school? Very different times depending on the question.</p>
<p>I’m not interested in being a star or in walking on. Good enough to be recruited is probably what I’m searching for… possibly also to be recruited and encouraged.</p>
<p>14:00 is probably for college athletes, not recruits. Only Lukas Verbicas can run 14: right now. But the recruits in my state typically have a sub 4:15 mile and a 15:30 or faster 5k.</p>
<p>here are some guidelines … in general the IVYies are on the lower end of DI … [Men’s</a> Track Recruiting Guidelines](<a href=“http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/track/mens-track-recruiting-guidelines]Men’s”>http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/track/mens-track-recruiting-guidelines)</p>
<p>thanks, hahalolk. Although still extremely fast, a 15:30 seems more attainable. This gives me a lot of hope :)</p>
<p>3togo, would it be more accurate to look at the guidelines for division ii runners instead of division i? or are they somewhere in between?</p>
<p>No, definitely D1. Between Tier 2 recruit and Tier 1 walk on. The Ivies are still very fast.</p>
<p>okay, thanks. Just for context, would it be harder to be a recruit for Princeton or Georgetown for cross country (academics aside)? One of the runners from my high school went to Gtown for running a few years back, and I know what his times were like…</p>
<p>No clue. You can check their rosters though, and compare team size and times.</p>
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agreed</p>
<p>A couple suggestions for seeing what it might take to get recruited at a particular school … first, check NCAA championship results to see how each of the school rank … second, go the school’s web page and look up the teams roster; typically there are bios of most of the runners with HS and college times.</p>
<p>PS - you may want to PM MomofWildChild … her son was/is a distance running recruit at Penn</p>
<p>Thanks guys! I’ll definitely check out the team rosters, and I’ll see if MomofWildChild has any advice. greatly appreciated :D</p>