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Junior College track recruiting information Includes Half Marathon and Cross Country
As a high school athlete you are
probably very good, maybe the best at your school, well here is a
news flash. Unless you are in the top 5%, or elite category, coaches
wont come knocking at your door.
To get recruited, especially at
Junior college level, you have to make it happen. You have to
contact the coaches and let them know who you are and what you have
to offer their track and field program. The NJCAA allows 30 athletic scholarships per school for both men and women. Half marathon and cross country are included in the 30. These are full-ride but some schools offer partial grants in aid. Top athletes of course tend to receive the best offers. WOMEN. |
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Track. 42 division 1 colleges offer scholarships. Cross Country. 21 division 1 and 46 division 2 colleges offer scholarships. Indoor. 51 division 1 colleges offer scholarships. MEN. Track. 38 division 1 schools offer scholarships. Cross Country. 17 division1 and 42 division 2 schools offer scholarships. Indoor. 45 division 1 schools offer scholarships. |
Grants in aid for HALF MARATHON are available at 5 colleges for both men and women.
Each community college can only offer 30 track and field scholarships in total, unlike the NCAA they cannot offer a larger number of grants at a lower percentage.
Coaches tend to give out more distance scholarships than field and sprints. They get more for their money. So if you happen to be a great half marathoner, run the 10,000 and 5,000 on the track and love cross country then your chances of getting financial aid are greater that an athlete who concentrates on sprints only. If you are a good sprinter then don't let this put you off, coaches still have to cover all meet events.
JC coaches do not have the big athletic budgets that NCAA coaches have so they cant actively recruit or hire scouts. Many JUCO coaches don't allocate all of their recruiting budget each year simply because they were not approached by suitable athletes.
A good place to begin your journey to college is our Frequently Asked questions page and then have a look at the Timeline page.
NCAA Track And Field Scholarships.
There are 309 division I and 218 division II NCAA schools that grant college cross country scholarships for men. That's a total of 6,668.01 cross country scholarships in the NCAA alone. For women's cross-country the total number of scholarships offered is 8,901.
Please take the time to check out the rest of our website for more detailed information about the college recruiting process.
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