<p>Can anyone comment on Pitt's XC & Track teams/programs?</p>
<p>My son is interested and I was wondering about the logisitics, like are their try-outs over the summer, for example? Pitt is on his very short list and all other things being equal, it could push him to one school or another. (Note: All the other things are the things that really matter when picking a school.)</p>
<p>Any info anyone could share would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Nothing? Anybody?</p>
<p>Have your son contact the coaches. Those are questions that they deal with everyday. IIRC, there is an open tryout period during the first part of the fall semester. I don’t recall exactly what that all entailed, D1 decided to focus on studies and did not pursue her initial goal of walking on to the team.</p>
<p>He has been in contact with the Pitt coaches via e-mail. And, his times seem in line with some of the race results posted. However, the vibe I am getting from their exchanges seems very disinterested. They don’t seem willing to meet.</p>
<p>By posting here, I was interested in seing if anyone else would provide some insight from their epxeriences that would help us put a broader perspective on it for us.</p>
<p>Reading between the lines tells me it would be unlikely that he would run for Pitt. He needs to decide if he is okay with that.</p>
<p>He has another offer from a much better school (academically), and I know the coaches what him. Its a DIII school which might be better in the long run anyway. The costs are comparable because the DIII school, while much more expensive, gave him a much better package.</p>