NAIA AND NCAA TRACK AND FIELD SCHOLARSHIPS
What you need to know about College
Track scouting and Recruiting
This page contains
information and statistics about college track and field scholarships and
the track and field recruiting and scouting process.
The resources you need to successfully apply
for a scholarship can be found here. With hard work, and the information and
tools provided, you can attain your goal and be recruited to a college track
team.
Not all athletic scholarships are full ride like football, so called "head
count" sports; most are classed as "equivalency" sports, like college track.
There are 252 division 1 and 101 division 2 colleges that offer Indoor track and field scholarships for men. For women there are 290 division 1 and 108 division 2 colleges that offer Indoor track and field scholarships.
You should be aware that the above figures also include, in most cases, cross country scholarships.
Cross country and Track are considered one sport
by many colleges so coaches tend to give out more distance scholarships than
field and sprints. They get more for their money - 3 sports. A typical mix might
be 8 distance and 4 field & sprints.
College track and field scouts look for athletes who will be a good fit for
their track program. You could be recruited by a Division III college or a top
Division I school, but attending a college track and field camp will increase
your chances of being scouted by track recruiters.
The NCAA allows each division 1college track and
field program 12.69 scholarships for men and 18 for women. In division 2 the
ratio is 12.6 for men and 12.6 for women.