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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is elite level athlete?  You are either recruitable, or not recruitable.  [/quote]

Sometimes sailing, water polo, and equestrian is not a Div 1 recruit but bc of club teams they are quite valuable to a school if individual natl champs [/quote]

Water polo and equestrian are NCAA sports.[/quote]

Not at every school.

At most top private schools (other than Stanford, Cornell, Brown and Dartmouth) equestrian is a (competitive) club sport. Some schools are hoping to convert it to NCAA eventually.
[b]Yet some private schools in T25 are actively looking for nationally ranked equestrians.[/b][/quote]

The nationally ranked part is what I have seen missing in the back and forth about sports and team captains. People are correct when they say that being the captain on a random HS team isn't a real strong EC. But they are incorrect in believing that being the captain and a player on a nationally ranked team isn't a strong EC, it's an outstanding EC. It's the level of excellence that matters. Virtually every kid on a nationally ranked top 20 basketball team is recruitable. Choosing not to play doesn't diminish the accomplishment.[/quote]

Nationally ranked sailors/equestrians at our nonDMV private have shockingly good results [/quote]

Because they are going to compete for their college.  That’s the definition of an athletic recruit.[/quote]

But if the teams are club? Not recruited.

And yes I imagine they’ll still compete? Club or individual. And will do so individually on the “circuit” and still bring notoriety to college?  [/quote]

Club level college teams and varsity teams compete together in college sailing, it's not governed by the NCAA. Many clubs also can help with admission, and yes they recruit. Often sailing is moved around as a numbers game for Title IX, or in the case of Cornell the women's team is varsity and the men's team is Club, except many events in college sailing are "open" and they will compete in coed teams. 1 incredible sailor could win a singlehanded National Championship for a school on the top of the mountain in Montana, it doesn't always matter the setup within the school. [/quote]

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