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.
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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
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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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HARVARD TRACK AND FIELD - CLASS OF 2022
HARVARD TRACK AND FIELD RECRUITING
How good do you have to be to compete for Harvard Track and Field? Really good – see the performances of their incoming class below:
Men
Will Crisp - Swindon, United Kingdom - 800m - 1:50.42
Tre Hollingsworth, Bridgetown, Barbados - 110m Hurdles -13.85,
Luke Laverdiere, Yarmouth, ME - Mile (i) - 4:17.55, 3200m - 9:11.29
David Melville, Greensboro, NC - 1600m: 4:19.13, 3200m: 9:11.50, 20th@Footlocker XC
Riley McDermott, Frederick, MD - 800m - 1:51.67
George Miliaras, Athens, Greece - 800m - 1:51.72, 1500m - 3:45.56, 3000m - 8:21.33
John Minicus, Hingham, MA - Javelin - 195'3", Long Jump - 22'10.25", Triple Jump 45'5.75"
Caleb Moore, Plattsburgh, NY - 3200m: 9:19.67
Kyle Murphy, Shepparton, Victoria (Australia) - Triple Jump - 50'4.5", Long Jump - 23''3.75"/
Sam Welsh, Lunenburg, MA - Discus (1.6k)- 212' 0", (2 k)-184' 4", Shot put (12lb) 59' 1"
Blake Young, Fayetteville, Arkansas - Discus - 166' 11", Shot Put - 56' 1.75"
Women
Obie Amudo, The Woodlands, TX - Triple Jump - 38'5.5"
DaLoria Boone, Milledgeville, GA - 100m – 11.60, 200m – 23.83w, Long Jump – 20'4"
Kelisa Cain, Mechanicsville, MD - 100m – 11.49w/11.61, 200m – 24.16, LJ – 18' 0.75"
Alana Carroll, Averill Park, NY - PV- 13'6.25"
Jada Jones, Duluth, GA - 100H - 13.66, 100; 100m - 11.87, 200m - 24.97
Julia Larson, New York, NY - 3000m - 10:23.99
Fredericka Lucas, Richmond, VA - 100m - 12.52, 200m - 25.54, High Jump – 5' 2"
Katina Martin, Decatur, IL - 100m - 11.52w/11.73, 200m - 24.20, 400m - 55.4
Tina Martin, Decatur, IL - 100m - 11.80, 200m - 24.01, 400m - 54.51
Chelsea Offiaeli, South Windsor, CT - Shot Put – 44' 3.75"
Maya Rayle, Portland, OR - 800m: 2:14.20, 1500m: 4:33.32, 3000m: 9:46.90
Codi-Ann Reid, Brooklyn, NY - TJ - 39'2.25", 55m Hurdles - 8.63
Sharelle Samuel, Nepean, Ontario (Canada) 200m - 24.46, 400m - 53.62, 400H - 59.59
Jordan "Meimei" Weston, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - 1500m - 4:29, 3000m - 9:41
Grace Yeboah-Kodie, Woodbridge, VA - Long Jump - 18'0", Triple Jump - 40'4"
Ivy League Track and Field Program Summary - Cornell University
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
FACTS
Enrollment – 14,000
Setting – Rural
Location – Ithaca, NY
Acceptance Rate – 14%
2018 US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT ACADEMIC RANKINGS:
National University Ranking – 14th
OTHER RANKINGS:
High School Counselor Ranking – 5th
Best Campus Food – 7th
Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences – 1st
WHAT THEIR STUDENT’S ARE SAYING
“Beautiful campus, close-knit community, lots of opportunity for research in sciences, alumni network”
“Cornell is a giant place but a place for everybody.”
“Beautiful campus, superior education, very smart colleagues and professors, a lot of great research on campus.”
Cornell is "more than a bunch of books and exams—it's an experience that challenges students to break free from their comfort zones." Seven different undergraduate colleges "really make it feel small and specialized," with "top-notch faculty." The university is "a place where any person can find instruction in any study (and it won't feel like work)," as it allows its students to explore any kind of interest they may have (ranging from Punk Rock as a literary genre to particle physics) while "also offering an incredible amount of depth within each department." There are endless opportunities to "pursue other topics, enhance your knowledge of things that you're already interested in, and try completely random things that you'd never even heard of before." Professors are "experts in their field, almost always conducting their own research, and are enthusiastic about passing their knowledge on to their students." "Cornell keeps the faculty, research, and access to the most recent information so up-to-date that this campus is as connected as any place in the world." Between balancing those amazing resources and the community feel, the Cornell bigwigs get a lot of applause, as they have "proven time and time again that they care, both on an individual and system-wide level." Great internships, a strong alumni network, and "boundless opportunities after graduation" round out the "definition of amazing" that is Cornell University.
https://www.princetonreview.com/college/cornell-university-1023589
IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE PAST THREE-YEAR FINISH
Men’s XC – 4th, Men’s Indoor T&F – 3rd, Men’s Outdoor T&F – 2nd
Women’s XC – 5th, Women’s Indoor T&F – 3rd, Women’s Outdoor T&F – 4th
EVENT STRENGTHS/ WEAKNESSES
Men’s strengths – short sprints, LJ
Men’s needs improvement – middle distance, multi’s
Men’s needs more depth – long sprints, distance
Women’s strengths –mid-distance, steeple, HJ, throws
Women’s needs improvement – multi’s
Women’s needs more depth – sprints, short hurdles
TOP PERFORMERS OF 2018
Austin Lyons 14.02 – 110HH
Alex Rodriguez 24 ‘ 4 ¼ “ –Long Jump
Briar Brumley 10:09.96 – 3000mSC
Shannon Hugard 4:19.75 – 1500m
ONLINE RECRUITING STANDARDS – NONE LISTED
Cornell Track and Field purposefully does not set recruiting standards. Why? They would rather sift through a large volume of prospective student-athletes expressing interest in their program and school and work through them prospect by prospect just in case there are “diamonds in the rough” out there. Very cool.
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FACILITIES
Outdoor Track Complex - http://cornellbigred.com/sports/2007/7/30/KaneSportsComplex.aspx?id=35
Indoor Track Facility - http://cornellbigred.com/sports/2007/7/30/BartonHall.aspx?id=74
COOL ALUMS
Although Bill Nye The Science Guy did go to Cornell – he did not run track. However, ESPN’s Sarah Spain did run for the Big Red. Spain was a heptathlete and was co-captain her senior year.
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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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