<p>im new here, im a junior and i did cross country and im in track now, and was wondering if i did cross country will it bring down my times very much, </p>
<p>because last year in my 200M i ran a 27.49
the 400M i ran it in a 65.7
and the 100M i ran in 13.50 </p>
<p>last week i ran the 60M in 7.90, is that good for at least
a walk-on?</p>
<p>Well no one else has responded, so I will give you my “non-expert” opinion as a former D1 track athlete and current track parent. </p>
<p>There is no guarantee that if you did cross country this past season you will see sprint times improve. Normally sprinters focus on speed and agility training to improve fast twitch muscles. Distance running will improve your overall fitness level but, in and of itself, won’t make you fast at the shorter distances. You may see quicker sprint times if you had poor overall conditioning last year and you may see your times go down due to more experience getting out of the blocks and running the curves, etc. but unlikely just due to cross country alone. </p>
<p>If you want to see how you compare to what colleges are looking for, do an internet search on “track college recruiting guidelines” and you should get links to several lists that show you times/marks by gender/event/school division for both scholarship athletes and walk –ons.</p>
<p>But one final note – if all it took to improve was to follow a set training plan, everyone would be doing it…
Good Luck this season! Go out there and give it everything, and see what happens!</p>