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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about rowing, how do kids do trying to get recruited to women's rowing teams?  D1 or high academic D3.  [/quote]

Women's rowing recruiting starts right after sophomore year and offers are made junior year. Every rowing team has a questionnaire on their website that your kid should fill out, then follow up about a week later with an e-mail. Keep it short: "Hi my name is x, I am a (height/weight) rising junior with a (x) 2K time and a (x) GPA. I intend to take the SAT on (x date) and my PSATs were (x). I am very interested in learning more about your program."

The coach will reach out if your kid's metrics are what they're looking for, 2K is most important but GPA and SAT matter as well. Height matters some, more as a differentiator if she's 5'10+[/quote]

Thank you so much.  Would you know if it’s the same for men’s rowing? Appreciate your insights

By the way, the person who posted after you was a rude SOB[/quote]

Men's rowing is the same process but offers come a year later, late summer or early fall of senior year. Men's rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport and operates under the IRA, not the NCAA, which has its own rules. Boys should still reach out to coaches using the same process after their sophomore year, and they have longer to get their 2K times down but it's also much more competitive to earn a spot on a men's rowing team because there are about 1/3 the recruiting spots for men's rowing as there are for women's rowing. 2k time is most important, GPA and SAT also matter. The coach will reach out and tell you exactly what is needed for their program if you are a promising candidate. Good luck!

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