Our S19 was also in a similar situation. He has been running track (sprints) throughout his high school career, but it is a very informal program, with no track to practice on and no serious coaching. His times are not at the very top, but he loves running and it seems he still has room to grow. We wanted to make sure he can run in a more serious environment in college, and it was actually this issue that first brought me to CC. I learned a lot here about the recruiting process at D3 schools. (I recall there are some very helpful threads about how the NESCAC process works, although I am not sure they were track-specific.) We contacted the coach at every school he applied to and arranged to meet with the coaches whenever we did college visits. Most coaches will ask you as a starting point to complete the recruiting questionnaire that can be found on the team’s homepage, so I would suggest you actually do that first. Although our son was not seriously recruited by any of the schools he applied to and ended up visiting the school he will attend only after he was accepted, the attention we paid to track throughout the recruiting process made a big difference for him. Almost all of the coaches he contacted were happy to spend time with him, show him the facilities, introduce him to team members, invite him to practice, etc. It was the most personal part of the process for him and helped him distinguish among schools that were similar in many other ways. Track is also a great sport because many teams welcome all serious runners, although there may be some meets where only the faster kids are asked to participate. It’s not like soccer, where you need only so many strikers. In our case, S19 has been warmly welcomed onto the team, provided with a summer training regimen, etc. and this is really helping pave the way for September. So I guess my message would be, if you can get admissions support from the coach, that’s great, but, assuming that running in college is a priority for your son, it’s worth spending time on this even if the recruiting angle doesn’t pan out.