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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pick 8-10 schools based on NOT being an athlete, aka the “break your leg” test.

Then, as part of the decision criteria, decide if you can get a spot on the team or run club.

My kid loved track and it was their whole personality in high school. They would have run on a D3 team but wanted a big state school college experience. They are at an SEC/ACC D1 school now but running club track. It is the best of both worlds. [/quote]

SEC is an entirely different universe from the ACC. [/quote]

Go look at the times of the ACC schools on TFRRS. Or look up the names of the kids on the team roster on mile split, And look up their high school times.  I guarantee you those girls were running at a sub 5 mile in high schools distance runners.

My kids’ D1 school has only 2-3 spots for each event (example, 3 guys who run middle distance per season) and most were state champions or the very top person in their district. It’s not like it’s easy to walk on at Wake Forest or UVA or even William & Mary just cuz they’re D1 but not SEC or Top 25 ranked in running.

Also, running D1 is like a full time job, you run 60-70 miles a week, and then academics and EVERY other aspect of life at college comes second.[/quote]

When was the last time an ACC team won nationals? [/quote]

I'm a DP, but I'll bite.  In cross country, on the women's side, NC State won four of the past five years.  On the men's side the ACC has won more recently than the SEC.  Syracuse in 2015.[/quote]

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