Marks come first
College coaches recruit performances. Before anything else, your job is to train and post the best marks you can, because your times and distances open every door. Know roughly what each division wants in your event and aim there.
Getting recruited for college track is less mysterious than it looks. Coaches recruit on marks first, then on timing and contact, so the athletes who get recruited are usually the ones who improve, reach out early, and make themselves easy to find. Here is the path, step by step.
College coaches recruit performances. Before anything else, your job is to train and post the best marks you can, because your times and distances open every door. Know roughly what each division wants in your event and aim there.
Recruiting moves earlier than most families expect. Build a target list and start reaching out as an underclassman, with serious contact ramping up junior year. Waiting until senior year means most spots and money are gone.
Coaches are busy. A short, specific email with your marks, grad year, and a video, paired with a filled-out questionnaire, makes you easy to evaluate. The athletes who get noticed reach out; they do not wait to be found.
Recruiting starts with your numbers, and your numbers come from technique. Film a rep, the AI grades what is slowing you down so you post the marks that put you on a coach's list.
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Train and post marks early, build a list and reach out junior year, take visits, then field offers and commit as a senior.
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