Ivy League Track and Field Recruiting - Program Series, Harvard
HARVARD UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD
FACTS
Enrollment – 6,500
Setting – Urban / Suburban
Location – Cambridge, MA (Boston)
Acceptance Rate – 5%
2018 US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT ACADEMIC RANKINGS:
National University Ranking – 2nd
Ivy League Ranking – 2nd
OTHER RANKINGS:
Best Value Colleges – 2nd
Hardest Colleges To Get Into – 1st
Best Colleges for Biology, Sociology, Math, Anthropology (pretty much everything) – 1st
ACADEMIC REVIEW
Harvard College students describe the school as a “dynamic universe” and an “amazing irresistible hell” that pushes them to the extremes of their intellect and ability. Unsurprisingly, the legendarily “very difficult” school attracts some of the country’s most promising youth, who rise to the occasion in almost every aspect of their life on campus, not just the classroom. Harvard’s recent financial aid enhancements have increased the number of applications by a landslide, but even after getting past the admissions hurdle, “people find ways to make everything (especially clubs and even partying) competitive.” Happily, this streak is more of a “latent competition,” as there are more than enough opportunity and resources to go around. “It is impossible to ‘get the most out of Harvard’ because Harvard offers so much,” says one student. Much like the students, the professors at this “beautiful, fun, historic, and academically alive place” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are among “the brightest minds in the world,” and “the level of achievement is unbelievable.” Some of the larger introductory classes are taught by teaching fellows (TFs), meaning “you do have to go to office hours to get to know your big lecture class professors on a personal level,” but once your figurative underclass dues are paid, the access to “incredible” and “every so often, fantastic” professors is perfectly within reach. Top it off with Grade-A internship and employment opportunities, a good old alumni network, and a crimson pedigree for your résumé, and you may just end up agreeing with the Harvard student who refers to his experience as “rewarding beyond anything else I’ve ever done.” Though the administration can be “waaaaay out of touch with students” and “reticent to change,” it at least “does a good job of watching over its freshmen through extensive advising programs,” and students all have faith that their best interests are being kept in mind.
PRINCETON REVIEW SUMMARY – CLICK HERE
IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE PAST THREE-YEAR FINISH
Men’s XC – 7th, Men’s Indoor T&F – 6th, Men’s Outdoor T&F – 5th
Women’s XC – 5th Women’s Indoor T&F – 1st, Women’s Outdoor T&F – 1st
EVENT STRENGTHS/ WEAKNESSES
Men’s strengths – long sprints, hurdles
Men’s needs improvement – short sprints, throws
Men’s needs more depth – middle distance, jumps
Women’s strengths –short sprints, hurdles
Women’s needs improvement – long sprints, Jumps
Women’s needs more depth – distance, throws
TOP PERFORMERS OF 2018
Erik Duffy 17’ 3” - PV
Jovhan Williamson 47.03 (Fr)
Marshall Meyers 1:49.24 - 800m
Gabriella Thomas 11.19 – 100m, 22.32 – 200m, 20’ 5” - LJ
Simi Fajermisin 42’ 10” – TJ, 19’ 11 ¾” - LJ
HARVARD TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS (CLICK HERE)
FAST TRACK RECRUITING – IVY LEAGUE TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS – (CLICK HERE)
ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE (CLICK HERE)
FACILITIES
Outdoor Track Facility (CLICK HERE)
Indoor Track Facility (CLICK HERE)
COOL FACTS
Director of Track and Field, Jason Saretsky was in my first recruiting class ever at Columbia University running 1:51 for the 800m and 2:26 for the 1000m.
JASON SARETSKY BIO (CLICK HERE)
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BROWN UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING
Ivy League Track and Field Recruiting Standards
Ivy League Recruiting Standards
Each year, Ivy League coaches use approximately 250 admission's spots on track and field/cross country recruits. Typically the divide between men's and women's programs is fairly equitable, leaving approximately 125 spots for each gender. Below you will find the minimum performance standards to will have to achieve to be recruited by an Ivy League program.
IVY LEAGUE TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS ( Boys / Girls)
100: 10.90 / 12.20
200: 22.00 / 25.00
400: 49.00 / 56.50
800: 1:54 / 2:14
1600: 4:15 / 5:00
3200: 9:20 / 11:00
110/100H: 14.4 / 14.4
300H: 38.5 / 44.0
LJ: 22 ' 6" / 18' 6"
TJ: 47' / 38'
HJ: 6' 7" / 5' 6"
PV: 15' / 11'9"
SP: 56' / 44'
Dis: 170' / 140'
Jav: 190' / 130'
Hammer: 185' / 155'4.
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS
HARVARD TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS
PENN TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING STANDARDS
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