<p>People hating on sports is ridiculous.</p>
<p>If he had a national award in Science people would consider that to be a fantastic EC. If he was an artist known nationally for his work people would consider that to be a fantastic EC. If he was a reasonably successful writer or etc. people would consider that to be a fantastic EC.</p>
<p>But because he’s a Division 1-caliber sprinter–a non-academic honor–people seem to downgrade the honor.</p>
<p>Its a huge deal to play Football-Basketball-Track (which, in most non-LAX places, are the three biggest sports), and requires a tremendous commitment of both mind and body. Football and Basketball are the pressure sports, the ones that draw the largest following–at least where I’m from.</p>
<p>I realize this thread is really old, but this guy actually has a very good application with the exception of his GPA, even if you don’t consider his recruitment status (imagine he has a national award in Science or Engineering instead) or race.</p>