Early end to my long awaited first season

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          thechosen1 on April 13, 2005 at 12:18 pm #10686

          Well that’s it… my track season is over, actually ends in may, but I have to call it quits. I’m a junior in high school. I’ve been waiting for this season , my first for quite some time. I’ve been sidelined for a year due to chronic ankle injuries. Now I’m pretty healthy, a few little injuries here and there, but nothing major, I am blessed. My parents are having me come home right after school everyday to study for the SAT (taking it in june). So no more track for me *sigh*.
          In fact they don’t even know that I’m in track. They thought that because of my history of ankle sprains, I no longer have the potential to pursue a career in sports.

          I told myself that I will only reveal this well kept secret, when I start droppin bombs. I want to silence them, I want to prove them wrong because as far as I know, they think that I’m still limping.

          That means, I only have one more season in high school – next year. Just one more season to make noise in order to reach the next level.

          So far, my times have been horrid, but I feel blessed for being healthy so far.
          100m:12.XX
          200m:25.XX
          400m:57.XX
          My main event is supposed to be the
          Yeah, they’re ugly, but I know that I must, I have no choice but to achieve my goal of going pro.

          I’ve been thinking about college. I will most likely graduate with around a 3.0 GPA. Noone know how my times will improve by next year. I don’t know which grants/scholarships I qualify for. So I don’t have much planned for the near future as far as college goes. I was thinking about going to a state college, and then transferring to a D1 for track. I need to depend on a full scholarship. I really don’t have a good idea of my options. That’s why I need some advice from you guys.

          thanks

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          markk on April 14, 2005 at 8:22 am #43838

          hey man sry bout it having to end. Umm about the dI scholorship thing, if u want a full ride id say u need to take 2 or more off ur 100 and prolly 5 off ur 200 and 10 off ur 400, i no thats a lot of time, i think that to even get noticed for dI ud have to run 10.5x or faster 21.2X or faster and 48.XX or faster just to get noticed. another idea is to tell ur family what ur goals are and what u want to do, dont just keep it a big secret, they mite be able to help

        • Participant
          Josh Hurlebaus on April 14, 2005 at 11:07 am #43839

          The guys from around here that got full rides (Demi Omole and Antonio Freeman) went 10.3x and 21.0x their senior years.

        • Participant
          lambo on April 15, 2005 at 7:55 am #43840

          this might be off topic, but what are d1 colleges looking for timewise for the 300 and 110 hurdles, full scolarship or part-time scholarship.

        • Participant
          Derrick Brito on April 15, 2005 at 8:44 am #43841

          id like to know too… though im not likely to get noticed as a senior am i?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on April 18, 2005 at 8:11 pm #43842

          The times required to run at the DI level vary greatly depending on where you go. For a big SEC school, you’d probably need to run <14.4 and <39. Mid 15s and 42 might get you looks from smaller schools though.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          cobras100mgld on April 18, 2005 at 8:27 pm #43843

          would a 10.5 Handtime get a good look?

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