<p>Anyone else hoping to grab spots on the track or cross country teams? I'm a trackie myself. Anyone else for sports?</p>
<p>what mile times would look impressive to harvard? is 4:46 competitive enough?</p>
<p>My son ran for an Ivy a few years ago, he was a 4:24 hs miler (1600), super xc runner, actively recruited. 4:46 would probably not be good enough for the coach to bother, but depending on Title IX considerations, etc. you might be able to join the team if admitted.</p>
<p>Best thing to do is call the coach, he can answer your question better than anyone on this board. Are you a senior?</p>
<p>I don't think 4:46 would be competitive considering many Ivy races are being run in the 4:15-4:30 ranges. Whatchadoing, I'm an 800/miler who walked on a D-1 track program (after having applied to all the Ivies in high school) so if you want any track application advice or training tips, I don't mind giving them out. </p>
<p>From my experience, if you are a miler/800 guy (with MEDIOCRE XC times) then you need a 4:30/2:05to be competitive with an Ivy if your application stats are decent. If you have nice test scores (2250+, multiple APs) then those times become huge draws because all coaches realize they can take that HS 2:05 and cut it to around a 1:56 by the end of the season, easy.</p>
<p>If your TEST scores are on the average or low end, then I'd say you'd need more of a 4:20ish/2:00 to really make a dent on the coach.</p>
<p>Just pm if you want more info.</p>