How Good Do I Need To Be To Get a Partial Scholarship for Track and Field at an NCAA I (Power 5) School ?

TRACK AND FIELD SCHOLARSHIPS

In the sport of track and field/cross country getting a full athletic scholarship is extremely difficult. Men's Track and Field programs are allowed a maximum of 12.6 scholarships while the women are allotted 18. However, with over 20 events contested at the collegiate level,  programs need to spread out their scholarship money. As a result, it is extremely common for track and field and cross country programs to offer partial athletic scholarships.

Below you will find the general recruiting standards NCAA I Power 5 Schools are using to decide whether or not to offer a partial athletic scholarship. Remember, these standards are from "big-time" division one programs. Mid-major programs will have slightly lesser standards depending on their level competitiveness.  

TRACK AND FIELD STANDARDS FOR A PARTIAL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP

EVENT       MEN        WOMEN                             

100m          10.50       11.70

200m          21.40       24.00

400m          47.50       54.20

800m          1:52          2:12

1600m         4:12         4:55

3200m         9:10         10:45

110HH        14.00      14.00 (100H)

300IH          37.50        43.00

400IH          52.80       60.00

PV                16'           12' 6"

LJ                 24'            19'

TJ                 49'            40'

HJ                6' 10"        5' 8"

SP                60'             47'

Dis              185'            155'

Jav             205'           145'

Ham           225'            185' 

WALK-ON STANDARDS -  For more information on NCAA I TRACK AND FIELD Walk-On Standards (CLICK HERE) 

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