<p>juniata indeed has a cross country program (one of my friends is on the womens team). a link to their site: <a href=“http://athletics.juniata.edu/mcrosscountry/[/url]”>http://athletics.juniata.edu/mcrosscountry/</a></p>
<p>most colleges and universities are going to have cross country teams because, well, theyre cheap. what i would recommend you do this summer is get a feel for the quality of many of the teams in the area. most colleges have meet times on their sites, which for men are 10k (with some exceptions). keep in mind that it might not be in your sons best interests to go to a top cross country school.</p>
<p>also, as an above post suggests, i would recommend that you fill out some online financial aid calculators. you can calculate your estimated family contribution here: <a href=“http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml[/url]”>http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml</a></p>
<p>the ‘federal methodology’ option will show you your expected contribution at many public schools, though few have the financial resources to meet need entirely for many students. the site also will give you an estimate of how much you may be expected to pay at a private institution by selecting the ‘institutional methodology’ option in the second box from the top. </p>
<p>then, make sure your son signs up for the psat this fall. his score here will give you a much better idea than you currently have as to what kind of school he may be able to attend. his score will likely go up when he takes the sat as a junior, but it will give you a basic idea from which to work.</p>
<p>at that point youll have a rough financial picture of yourself, a rough academic picture of your son and a rough athletic picture of schools, setting you up for some visits next summer and the beginning of the recruiting process.</p>