Hi guys. I am looking to run track in college at one of the Ivy League schools. I was wondering what the general recruiting standard is. I know some schools have their standards posted but schools like Brown and Yale don’t. Is there a great variance amongst different ivies. Theoretically, I would be faster than any hurdler at Brown right now. Does that mean they would offer a LL assuming academics are OK? Typically the standard is in the 54s, but there are people at the Heps Championships running 55s and 56. Is 56 good enough? What is the minimum for a LL?
What year are you?
The coaches will be best able to answer your questions re: your recruitability, and whether they have any slots left for your year and/or event.
Fill out their online recruiting questionnaires and contact them with an introductory email. If they are interested, at some point they will look at your academic record and test scores, and calculate your academic index (AI…Ivies only). Not sure if any coach has a minimum AI for TNF, BUT TNF athletes tend to pull up the overall academic average of athletic recruits…most coaches probably do have a target AI range for recruits. Again, the coach will tell you what you need re: GPA and test scores. Good luck.
I agree that talking to the coaches is the best option. Fill out the recruiting questionnaire and email the coach with your current times, grades, and test scores. That’s really the only way to know. These coaches are recruiting in multiple event areas, trying to improve the team. So it isn’t just what you’ve run in your event, it’s what the other available recruits have run in theirs.
Having said that, somewhere in the range of 39 or better for 300h is probably where recruiting interest would start at most Ivy programs. That might vary a bit by year and program needs. Ability to contribute to 4x4 will matter if you don’t run the high hurdles. Yes, there will be some differences between the schools. But no, it isn’t the case that being faster than current athletes in a given event will matter unless the coach thinks you can eventually score at Heps. Many programs have a few weak event areas. Usually these are areas they don’t emphasize for various reasons. They aren’t necessarily looking to incrementally improve in those areas unless it will mean points at the conference meet. Also, keep in mind with the times from this season that the weather was particularly bad this spring, including at Heps.