<p>Hi I'm an incoming junior, i just started during the spring and I am interested in continuing in college. I am 6'2" 165-170 lb and I pulled my first and only 2k of the season at 6:48, which I will try to lower into the 6:30s this fall. Should I try to become a lightweight for college, or is being a light heavyweight count for anything?</p>
<p>Hi. Very good for a first 2K! Keep up the good work! It is probably too early to tell about lightweight/ heavyweight. My son had similar questions and the coaches told him (in late winter Junior year) to keep in touch with both heavy and light, and that in the summer before senior year they would figure it out. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks. Is there still worth in being light for a heavyweight on a recruiting basis?</p>
<p>People have given my son different advice on that. A high school coach recommended that he “bulk up.” However, an Ivy coach recently told him that he definitely looks for a good power to weight ratio on his heavyweight team. A guy in his low 170’s who pulls in the 6:20’s would probably be very attractive to the coaches. As an incoming Junior you have a year to get faster and you are starting out at a good point. My advice would be to keep working hard and see where your body weight ends up next Spring.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I will be sure to work hard and see what my weight is come recruiting time.</p>