High jump at ivies? Track and Field question

Athletic Recruits
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<p>I checked the websites of the ivy league colleges which I am interested in (though this question applies to any DI, high caliber academics school), and I would say that most high jumpers get anywhere from 5'3'' - 5'5'', with the top high jumpers getting around 5'7''.</p>

<p>With this in mind, how much should I be jumping before I email a coach in order to be seriously considered for recruiting?</p>

<p>Because I am only in high school, would getting lower than that be considered good, or should I be on par with the college jumpers?</p>

<p>Thank you!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>(I am a female btw)</p>

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<p>Check how you might do at the Ivy Championships Track and Field Meet- if you would have scored points, you’re a recruit! Your current coach may be able to discuss your college potential. Maybe he could look at these numbers with you. </p>

<p>[Ivy</a> League Outdoor Heptagonal Results](<a href=“http://karmarush.com/HepsTrack/schedule.aspx?t=d&d=s]Ivy”>http://karmarush.com/HepsTrack/schedule.aspx?t=d&d=s)</p>

<p>This list has been posted a number of times on this forum, but not lately. </p>

<p>[Women’s</a> Track Recruiting Guidelines](<a href=“http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/track/womens-track-recruiting-guidelines]Women’s”>http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/track/womens-track-recruiting-guidelines)</p>

<p>Best wishes!</p>

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<p>thanks a lot!! this is really helpful.
What exactly do tier one and tier 2 refer to?</p>

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<p>also- at the ivy champions meet does top 5 = scoring?</p>

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<p>I was kind of kidding with the “scoring” comment, but if you would make the top 5 or so at that meet, with your high school PR, you are looking in the right place.</p>

<p>I’ve heard Tier 1 described as the top 25 schools in your sport, and the next tier as the rest of the heap. I don’t know that there’s a hard and fast cutoff. Probably more of a sliding scale. Look at the Power Rankings on the 2nd website above. It’s very interesting to compare the strength of the Track and Field programs at each school with their academic rank, etc.</p>

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<p>It’s odd that the power rankings chart doesn’t account for the competitiveness of the athletic division. Division III Williams, Amherst and Middlebury, though very strong in athletics, still can’t hold a candle to strong academic and athletic Division I schools like Stanford and Princeton which are ranked lower than they are on the list. The teams of the latter school are high ranked NATIONALLY in x-c and track.</p>