XC/Track at college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For great female team track camaraderie within 3 hours, beyond, look at U Delaware, VCU, CNU, Loyola MD, st Joseph’s, Roanoke, U of R, UMW, JMU, and the PA SLACs/D3s like Gettysburg, Susquehanna, Lafayette, Mt St Mary’s, etc.

My kid has friends on the track teams at about 1/2 these teams and many are enjoying their experiences.

Yes, UDel might be a little tough, and St. Joe's is D1 and very good, but many of the others would be good fits. Additional PA schools that compete with SUSQ are Scranton, Elizabethtown, Moravian. A runner from Elizabethtown won the national D3 champtionship in the 800 this year!

[Anonymous]

If she’s willing to go farther, Conn College coils be a good option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Her advice is pretty good but she does keep herself as the center of attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Actually, almost no posts are even open for replies except “my kid has committed to going to this school for this sport” - then people can post congrats. 99% of her posts market her book and simply require prior posts she she’s made. It is not a site where you can exchange info with other recruiting families. It is for very basic info. I was going to buy the book but someone DMed me and said it os very general info and not really worth it. Based on Renee’s posts, I can see this being so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Actually, almost no posts are even open for replies except “my kid has committed to going to this school for this sport” - then people can post congrats. 99% of her posts market her book and simply require prior posts she she’s made. It is not a site where you can exchange info with other recruiting families. It is for very basic info. I was going to buy the book but someone DMed me and said it os very general info and not really worth it. Based on Renee’s posts, I can see this being so.

“ and simply require prior posts she she’s made.”

Meant to say

“ and simply requotes prior posts she’s made.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Her advice is pretty good but she does keep herself as the center of attention.

Ha ha, yes. I did learn a lot, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Her advice is pretty good but she does keep herself as the center of attention.

Ha ha, yes. I did learn a lot, though.

Any tips for the rest of us?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thank you! She is going into her junior year so we have some time but I wanted to get ahead of it and give her some direction.
Anyone know any amazing D3 schools with a great track culture?

What do her academics look like, what is she interested in studying, what type of school does she prefer, and are there any geographic preferences?

Her academics are good (weighted 4.0) but not amazing. She is at a small private school, so recruiting help isn't really a thing, and she has no idea what she wants to do when she is older. Academics have been a struggle for her. She is fairly new to running so she could make very small time drops or huge ones, but she is already firmly in the range of D3 where she would be top 5 on the team.

She wants to stay within a 3 hours drive so that makes it HARD!!

Do you have times that you could post. I'm not sure what firmly in the range of D3? There is huge range in D3 and the top schools are competitive with may D1 programs.

3hrs, where are you located?

5k - low 20s (course dependent)
32 - 12:15
16 - 5:40

We are in MD.

what times is she aiming for junior year? you can gauge a lot from looking at milesplit and seeing what class of 2027 is in your state, neighboring states or on a national level. A lot of the recruiting is done by rankings like these (especially in XC where. courses are not equal so to see where other runners fell into the scoring/placement)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Her advice is pretty good but she does keep herself as the center of attention.

Ha ha, yes. I did learn a lot, though.

Any tips for the rest of us?

Join her group and listen like the rest of us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For great female team track camaraderie within 3 hours, beyond, look at U Delaware, VCU, CNU, Loyola MD, st Joseph’s, Roanoke, U of R, UMW, JMU, and the PA SLACs/D3s like Gettysburg, Susquehanna, Lafayette, Mt St Mary’s, etc.

My kid has friends on the track teams at about 1/2 these teams and many are enjoying their experiences.

Yes, UDel might be a little tough, and St. Joe's is D1 and very good, but many of the others would be good fits. Additional PA schools that compete with SUSQ are Scranton, Elizabethtown, Moravian. A runner from Elizabethtown won the national D3 champtionship in the 800 this year!

Univ of Richmond is D1 and want under 5 minutes for a mile time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I recommend that everyone follow Coach Renee Lopez on Facebook. Her advice is sometimes a *little* off for XC/track, but is mostly very good. She has great advice about interacting with coaches, following up, etc.

Just be warned that she aggressively micromanages posts and replies on her group. You might have something to contribute but she already locked replies on the post, oh well. Kind of annoying really.

Her advice is pretty good but she does keep herself as the center of attention.

Ha ha, yes. I did learn a lot, though.

Any tips for the rest of us?

Mostly just that it IS doable.

If your kid LOVES their sport and it helps them feel excited about college, then most average-to-good athletes can find a spot somewhere.

Now, she's the opposite of DCUM in that she would rather a kid pursue junior college and keep playing than accept a walk-on at an Ivy. She's VERY strict about not getting in over your head financially, and I think that is good advice.

Join her group and listen like the rest of us

She also just encourages patience, persistence, and professionalism, and those are good lessons.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, my post above got messed up.

[Anonymous]

5k - low 20s (course dependent)
32 - 12:15
16 - 5:40

RunRecruit offers some rough #’s of what would be possibilities.
Have your daughter reach out to college coaches expressing her interest.

Those times can make most or many D3 teams but getting recruited is another level & would likely require a decent improvement in times.
I ran D3, had an older child go thru the recruiting process and have a younger daughter on the edge of getting started.
I’ve seen strong-student females in that 2:25/5:10-ish/11:15-20ish/low 19’s range not get much response at all from college coaches. Was a fine needle to thread finding a “high academic & desirable” school that in turn had a coach interested in the athlete. Some D2’s and less desirable D3’s were possibilities but were not compelling to these kids at our hs.

Good Luck! Hope your daughter has a great running career & finds a good team & school for herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thank you! She is going into her junior year so we have some time but I wanted to get ahead of it and give her some direction.
Anyone know any amazing D3 schools with a great track culture?

What do her academics look like, what is she interested in studying, what type of school does she prefer, and are there any geographic preferences?

Her academics are good (weighted 4.0) but not amazing. She is at a small private school, so recruiting help isn't really a thing, and she has no idea what she wants to do when she is older. Academics have been a struggle for her. She is fairly new to running so she could make very small time drops or huge ones, but she is already firmly in the range of D3 where she would be top 5 on the team.

She wants to stay within a 3 hours drive so that makes it HARD!!

Do you have times that you could post. I'm not sure what firmly in the range of D3? There is huge range in D3 and the top schools are competitive with may D1 programs.

3hrs, where are you located?

5k - low 20s (course dependent)
32 - 12:15
16 - 5:40

We are in MD.

what times is she aiming for junior year? you can gauge a lot from looking at milesplit and seeing what class of 2027 is in your state, neighboring states or on a national level. A lot of the recruiting is done by rankings like these (especially in XC where. courses are not equal so to see where other runners fell into the scoring/placement)

I would say she’s looking to drop her 16 by about 30 and her 32 but about 45