Track Scholarship?

hoopjack13 · 09-18-2012, 10:52 PM

What times would you have to run in the 800m and 1600m to get looked at for a scholarship? My grades are good and my current PR is a 4:35 mile and 2:02 800. That was as a sophomore currently making big strives in CC down to a 16:35 5k, want to run a 4:25 mile and 1:57 800 as a junior.

rutabega234 · 10-03-2012, 01:46 AM

Wait a second... Are you me? Bump for an answer, basically the same times and hopes.

Pancaked · 10-08-2012, 12:23 AM

You'd need to talk to the coach.

hoopjack13 · 10-09-2012, 10:54 AM

I tried emailing him but no response, what should I do?

LHSCary · 10-09-2012, 04:17 PM

Are you interested in track or cross country? You know, VU has only a women's track team--it does have men's cross country as well as a women's cc team. In fact the women are defending SEC champs--don't think the men are as competitive.

LHSCary · 10-22-2012, 02:20 PM

According to this little article in the online Commodore Nation Magazine posted Oct. 22, the men's cross country team is the only non-scholarship sport at Vanderbilt.
VU's best-kept secret: men's cross country - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site
So disregard the info on collegeboard.org that says otherwise. This might also explain why the coach is not returning inquiries about scholarships ;-)

hoopjack13 · 10-23-2012, 10:47 AM

Wow, that stinks lol. Do they still recruit? Could I still improve my chances of admission even though I won't get money for it? I want to go to Vandy regardless if I get a running scholarship or not!