<p>You’ve received great advice above. I think you should contact the coaches now to see how they would react to a GAP year plan. As mentioned previously though, your class rank will hurt you. Also, I don’t think track recruits are given too much leeway with Ivy admissions standards unless they are ranked very high nationally. Your times are recruitable however. You might enjoy checking out the following websites to keep you motivated: [TFRRS</a> | Ivy League Indoor Performance List](<a href=“TFRRS | Ivy League Indoor Performance List”>TFRRS | Ivy League Indoor Performance List) and [HepsTrack.com</a> - Ivy League Track & Field](<a href=“http://www.hepstrack.com%5DHepsTrack.com”>http://www.hepstrack.com) Make sure you have a backup plan though…any runner is one achilles or IT band away from missing a season. Best of luck to you and keep us updated.</p>