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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As far as college chances. I have not seen a state of chaos in D1 track and field asi have seen now.

Roster and scholarship limits have been raised. A good thing on its face.

But the Power 4 arrangement will not last and once the top 40 (or so) break away from the NCAA programs will begin to cut track, particularly on the men’s side.This isnt my prediction but that of a long time Big 10 and mid major coach who I refer people to.

Throw into the mix that it is much easier to recruit a foreign athlete or an athlete off the transfer portal to score immediate points in the conference - so even if you are an excellent student and a competitive sprinter - let’s say a high school 47 second 400 meter runner - very very good - scholarships and walk on spots tied to admission will begin to melt away. With 4 conferences things are insanely competitive.

D3 schools look increasingly like places where athletes can still be developed, but they often reflect a different type of school than D1’s in the past. My friends in high school often took offers at Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Eastern, Western and so on. They at times beat Univ of Illinois. Those days are long gone. So a challenging landscape - and glad I was in the ACC in the early 80’s. [/quote]

Thank you for responding. You seem to know a lot. I know very little as it’s a fairly new sport for dc and we have zero experience in it. What are the recent changes you mentioned? I know zero unfortunately.

I’ve been on line looking at times and dcs times are solid but I don’t really know what that means. Dc has heard from a few schools here and there. But realistically we are looking at d3 which is maybe ok for dc, I don’t know. [/quote]

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