<p>What kind of times does one need to run in order to walk-on to an Ivy League? What kind of times does one need to run in order to be recruited? </p>
<p>But what I'm really trying to ask is what kind of times did current members of Ivy League track teams run when they were juniors in high school. Also, please include whether you received any sort of "tip" in admissions. The perspective would be great.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I am interested in this as well.</p>
<p>you might find the following sites to be helpful. The first gives general guidelines of the times expected at different levels. I would put Ivy recruiting somewhere in between tier 1 recruit and tier 1 walk-on. I know girls who go 2:17 in the 800 and are having conversations with Ivy coaches. Sub 5 in the 1600 makes you a pretty hot recruit in the Ivys (for a woman, of course)
[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>The second link shows times that scored points in the Ivy champs (Heps) If your HS times put you within a stone’s throw of scoring points at Heps, coaches will be interested. (Provided you’re a smart kid 
[2010</a> Outdoor Heps Heptagonals Track & Field](<a href=“http://hepstrack.com/current-information/2010-outdoor-heps/]2010”>http://hepstrack.com/current-information/2010-outdoor-heps/)</p>
<p>Thank you! I’m a dude btw. But it was still really, really helpful.
Looks like I’m not gonna get recruited with my 4:24 1600. 
I guess I’ll just try to get in on my own and walk on.</p>
<p>Hey, you never know - fill out the recruiting questionnaires and see what happens. Good luck!</p>
<p>Brick - I think it’s still worth contacting coaches with that time. Is the 1600 your best event? If you’re more of a longer distance guy, that time will look better than if you’re more of a miler or mid-distance runner. Coaches’ perceptions may also be influenced by the amount and quality of training you’ve been doing. Coaches are often interested in a “diamond in the rough” who has been undertraining and has the potential for a big upside. On the other hand, if you’re already doing 80-90 miles a week in high school, they may feel like you don’t have a lot of undiscovered potential. Finally, the recruiting standards aren’t the same across all Ivy’s. Take a look at the Heps championships in both XC and the distance races in track and you’ll be able to identify the top schools for men’s distance. In recent years, Princeton, Cornell and Columbia have fielded strong distance teams. For the most competitive schools in men’s distance running, a 4:24 may not be too interesting, but for schools who finish lower in the conference, a 4:24 runner (in junior year h.s.) might be considered. So I’d encourage you to send an e-mail to the coaches for schools you’re interested in with your junior year times as well as your academic credentials - now is definitely the time to do it as they’re making decisions about who to bring in for official visits now.</p>
<p>Forgot to respond to your 2nd question, “Also, please include whether you received any sort of “tip” in admissions” - yes, if you’re a recruited athlete and your academic credentials are in line with what might be expected for an applicant to that school, it can be a big help with admissions. A coach who really wants to pursue an athlete will ask Admissions whether the admissions office can provide a likely letter to that recruit, essentially saying that you will be offered admission unless your academic profile dramatically changes (or you get arrested, etc.). I don’t think there is a whole lot of leeway to pull in distance runners whose credentials are much below the general applicant pool as there are lots of distance runners who are very capable students, but a coach’s interest can be very important in differentiating you from other equally qualified academic candidates. Hope this helps - good luck and keep us posted!</p>
<p>hi, i’m in a similar situation. I’m a male sophomore, run track and cross country, and i am hoping to get recruited to run at either Dartmouth, Brown, or Yale. here’s my general profile:
-4.0GPA going into junior year (took all honors courses fresh/soph years)
-in my highschool’s highest band
-will be taking pre-calc and 3APs junior year(bio,eng,u.s.hist) and multiple APs senior year
My strongest track events are the 1600m-4:38, and 800m-2:03. im hoping to greatly improve these times next year! any feedback would be greatly appreciated!</p>