For some reason it accidentally posted before I hit the post button. I will continue my post here.
It has been several weeks since the first time I emailed the coach. About ten minutes after I sent the email, I received what appeared to be an automated reply, giving me basic facts about the team and the colleges and asking me to fill out the recruitment questionnaire. I then filled out the recruitment questionnaire and sent the coach an email informing him of this and asking what the next step was. No response. I waited a few days before sending a follow up email. I again got an automated reply, this one telling me that the coach would be out of the office for a week.
A few days after the week was up, this past Friday, I emailed the coach again and have still received nothing. Now, I want to make it clear that I am not angry at the coach or anything. I understand my times may not be good enough to be considered. But I think I should at least be sent an email telling me that CMS Track isn’t interested in recruiting me.
I very much enjoy running, and Claremont McKenna is my top choice. If being a recruited athlete helps me get in, I will be a recruited athlete. Plus, I will have the bonus of being able to continue competing in track.
I think my GPA, ECs, and ACT scores definitely meet the standard and that I have a good shot at getting in even as a non-athlete. So what do you guys suggest I do???
Oh, also here are the times from my two best events.
300 hurdles: About 45 seconds
400: At League Finals, I ran an unofficial 54 seconds, due to the fact that it was a relay. That was my split time. However, my best official time is about 56 seconds.
Keep in mind that I have never run competitively up until a few months ago with NO prior training. I had never done hurdles and never raced. Since I had been doing theatre all winter, the last serious physical activity I had done was in November at the end of water polo season. So I was also not in my best physical condition. I plan on beginning off season training late this summer, and I believe I can significantly improve my times. Do you guys think I’m a viable possible recruit???