<p>How hard is it to get recruited for Track at a Division 3 school like CMU?</p>
<p>Well sweets, you have to be more specific than that… such as giving us posters a little context here aka: what event you run, your times for that event, any national/state/league recognition for that?? I run track also (in high school) and I have a pretty good idea what (for example) mile/800/2 mile times are needed to be recruited, because those are my events… it all depends</p>
<p>Sure, I almost qualify for state but I’m just not there yet :)</p>
<p>Here are my events and times:</p>
<p>100 m: 13.26</p>
<p>200 m : 26.37</p>
<p>400 : 59.25</p>
<p>I’m a sprinter, but next season I plan on training myself (starting in the summer) for long distance so I can have better times. Or would that be a bad idea…?</p>
<p>Nice!! Yeah I think that you’re definitely heading in the right direction, your times now are not fast enough to be recruited, but if you have a few more years in high school (I’m a sophomore right now) then I’m sure you can lower them… Do you run cross country or just track?? (you said you want to train for “long distances” over the summer) I think that could be a good idea (depending if you want to run xc or just be in great shape for next spring), I most definitely am going to train a ton over the summer.</p>
<p>So then what times should I be aiming for?</p>
<p>It depends if you are a boy or a girl. In any event, the best way is to look at the CMU website to see how you stack up with the people on their team.</p>
<p>Girls: [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)
Boys: [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>I’m a girl. I just checked out the requirements and I can qualify. My times also fall into that range.</p>
<p>SoccerTrack, thanks for that link! Very helpful to my junior son.</p>
<p>jazrie, you should call the coach and tell him/her of your interest.</p>
<p>wait. someone help here. im a junior and this is my first year in track. i do hurdles and my specialty is the 300 m hurdles. my time is in the 39-40 seconds. if i want to get recruited for a division one school, i have to have all those qualification marks? if thats true i might as well give up in getting recruited to UCI and UCLA… :(</p>
<p>I think those are suggested, definitely not required. No coach would require all of those.</p>
<p>And as far as the OP, those are pretty good girl’s times and would be semi-competitive at a D3 level, especially if you continue to improve. Adding in some endurance definitely can’t hurt; you might turn out to be an even better mid-distance runner.
If you’re planning on training on your own, I’d recommend getting the book Daniel’s Running Formula and reading/posting on the forums of letsrun.com and dyestat.com.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about sprinting times but your 400 time looks great. I had a team mate get recruited for a less competitive DI team and she never went sub-60 in HS. You shouldn’t have much trouble getting attention at the DIII level, just be proactive in contacting coaches.</p>
<p>Those standards posted are just “guidelines”… I also agree with hebrewhammer, you will be able to get better info on sites like dyestat and letsrun (more so if you are a distance runner because these sites tend to be distance biased).</p>
<p>It all depends what school you are looking at because there is a wide range and your times… seriously, just email the coach or look at the times that some of the runners have on the roster. You’ll be able to get a much better answer.</p>
<p>Go to the school’s website and compare your size, speed, etc. with the people who are currently on the roster. If you are similar, then contact the coach and invite them to come watch you. This applies to any NCAA level. Coaches look at potential and drive as well as past accomplishments. Having great grades and test scores always helps, too.</p>
<p>Well, technically, everyone in DIII is a walk-on… no scholarships. So you need to get invited to tryout. That’s not the same thing as getting recruited.</p>
<p>OP- As Bessie suggested, the best method is to go to the college’s athletics website, to women’s track and field, to the women’s roster. Take notes on the best performances of the 400 runners–their times, and what year of school they are at. You want to find a college where your times would be valuable to their team , and you would fill a gap opened by a graduating senior’s departure. </p>
<p>You are a rising senior in h.s.–class of '10? Then look for those 400 runners due to graduate from college in '10–their spots will need to be filled. Also note if they have a bunch of undergrads in your events, to see how much they may be recruiting for that event.</p>
<p>One thing we’ve done is look up the high school times of runners on the college team. Distance times fall every year for most of these guys, so comparing our HS junior son’s times with those of a college freshman or sophomore doesn’t help much. This gives us a good idea of the times the coaches are looking for.</p>
<p>So, do any D3 schools hold open tryouts, or do you need to be invited to tryout? We were touring at a small college last week, and the tour guide suggested that everyone ‘go out for the team’ as it was great to practice with them even if you didn’t make the varsity. Granted, this won’t be true at that school after next year, as they are moving to Div. 2 and will be able to recruit, but I thought it was a hopeful statement for kids who want to play competitively.</p>