[K Rackley]

K Rackley on December 7, 2008 at 1:02 pm #15107

The title pretty much explains it. I’m trying to get a scholarship to GT primarily in LJ, but my coach made me aware of the possibility of a scholarship solely based in long jump is very unlikely unless I was in the 25/26 foot range (Yeah right). I understand that GT is a highly competitive school for track, but haven’t found any scholarship standard charts online. Right now, you’re probably wondering “Well, he must be flying if he’s thinking about GT.” Yes and no. This is only my second year doing track itself. In fact, last year, my PR for LJ was 18’3″. LOL. Not even going to mention my 200 because it’s so atrocious; and I didn’t even do hurdles last year.

As much as a long shot I am, I’m pretty confident that by spring I can get a scholarship due to my intense train last spring and this summer. My PR rose 3’2″ just that summer. So do you have an idea of what a D1 school like GT would be looking for in a combination of these events? Any nationally ranked competitions I should be aware of to gain some recognition? And, in your personal opinion, what are my chances? Probably not good. 🙂

[premium]

premium on December 7, 2008 at 5:54 pm #75025

id say a 23ftX, and 21.x…check out dyestat if you want to see national meets. off the top of my head.. If your doing anything indoor..there is the armory in NY that has alot of big meets and simplot games

[cliffordwinburn]

cliffordwinburn on December 7, 2008 at 6:33 pm #75028

Your best way to find out is to e-mail the head coach or assistant jumps coach. Tell them about your goals and such and ask what the standards are for scholarship. If they’re anything worth looking into… they will e-mail you back and tell you. If GT doesn’t work out, may I recommend Kennesaw State University, just a few miles north of Georgia Tech in Kennesaw, GA. They have lower standards partly because of the conference, still D1. It’s a nice campus, with lots of good lookin girls. E-mail the head coach and he’ll let you know.

[K Rackley]

K Rackley on December 9, 2008 at 9:18 am #75074

Thanks, I’ll email them today.

[K Rackley]

K Rackley on December 10, 2008 at 10:09 am #75087

For a substantial scholarship offer, they say, I would need to get 24′ in long jump and mid 21 in the 200m. That is not as bad as I thought.

[rican hurdler]

rican hurdler on December 19, 2008 at 3:17 pm #75433

Sholarships arent always given out according to results.

If you start jumping in 12th grade and jump 23’5 thatll impress a coach more than a guy who jumped 4 years in HS and only went 24’1″

also coaches give out scholarships based on what they already have. If they recruited 3 jumpers over the past 3 years and 2 of them are freshman and 1 is a junior then the coach may not even be looking to give a scholarship to a kid who Long jumps for another 3 or 4 years. If this happens to be in the year you graduate then you may be out of luck.

You shouldnt limit yourself to trying to jump for GT alone.

you should instead look to jump in the top 15 in the nation and maybe the top 10 or better. doing this allows many schools to look at you.

if you are looking for a full ride, you will also have to excel at more than one event. a college coach keeps his job by doing good at conference. he is not gonna give an athlete thousands of dollars for only 10 points at a conference meet. instead he will give it to a guy who can jump 23’5″ to place 4th, triple jump 48′ for 3rd and run the 400 hurdles in 51.2 for 2nd.

the second athlete will not win conference but he will be more beneficial to coach cause he will bring in more points at the conference meet every season.

anyways good luck and let us know how it goes.

[K Rackley]

K Rackley on December 20, 2008 at 8:16 am #75467

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. If I come back after 1 season and jump 5 feet more than I did last year, that’d probably be much more impressive. I emailed the coach back and asked him how far I’d need to jump combined with hurdles to be able to get a scholarship.

He replied that I’d need mid to high 23s and 13 or 14 in 110 hurdles. Not bad, but I’m thinking about ditching hurdles. I mean, this is my first year and I’m nothing spectacular, plus hurdlers are more prone to injury than any other types of runners. I’ll probably end up doing 300 and 500 for Indoor and 200 and 400 for outdoor. That should be as good as your example.

As far as letting you know how everything goes with the scholarship, is there something like a blog on this site that I can set up to record my results at meets?

[rican hurdler]

rican hurdler on December 20, 2008 at 10:58 am #75472

youd prob be better off being a better 110 hurdler than a long jumper.

most coaches know that if a kid can hurdle he can prob long jump, HJ, run the 100 and so on pretty well..

i stood out in the hurdles in HS and earned a scholarship because of it. Coach also had me run the 4×4 (got me down to 45.6 split from 50.x in HS) had me HJ (6’4″ i believe) at a conference meet and i even did LJ(7.06) once as well.

dont limit yourself to one even in HS. my suggestion would be to pick up the hurdles as well.

its honestly the EASIEST event in track and field to stand out in in HS. most kids are afraid of the hurdles and shy away, therefore making it relatively easy to excel in if you put forth the effort.

just my suggestion. but like i said good luck either way. it IS possible to do what you are trying to do, but it would just be easier were you to be pretty good in a couple other events.

and yes im sure you can start a blog on here. i havent done it but im sure others on here can guide you.

[cliffordwinburn]

cliffordwinburn on December 20, 2008 at 12:06 pm #75477

Going 13 and 14 in the hurdles first year… I’ve never heard of such a thing regardless of talent. Not that you aren’t very talented, but just know what you are up against. The school Kendall.Rackley is e-mailing is NOT very interested in hurdlers as they have some ones on scholarship already. That coach is interested in in a JUMPER! They ONLY have a two high jumpers that can’t do the other jumping events well at all, as in no points in conference. I think his best chance especially now as 2009 January is almost here is to Long Jump and Sprint the 100 and 200 meters. I personally would not do the 400 because of such variation of energy systems. Rican hurlder… You are a great hurdler… I’m sure it isn’t that hard for you, but for some that takes time to develop. Rhythm takes time whether it is the triple jump or the hurdles. These are just suggestions as well, so take with a grain of salt. Hope you find the right school and all works out best.

[premium]

premium on December 20, 2008 at 6:01 pm #75490

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[K Rackley]

K Rackley on December 21, 2008 at 4:54 pm #75517

Going 13 and 14 in the hurdles first year… I’ve never heard of such a thing regardless of talent. Not that you aren’t very talented, but just know what you are up against. The school Kendall.Rackley is e-mailing is NOT very interested in hurdlers as they have some ones on scholarship already. That coach is interested in in a JUMPER! They ONLY have a two high jumpers that can’t do the other jumping events well at all, as in no points in conference. I think his best chance especially now as 2009 January is almost here is to Long Jump and Sprint the 100 and 200 meters. I personally would not do the 400 because of such variation of energy systems. Rican hurlder… You are a great hurdler… I’m sure it isn’t that hard for you, but for some that takes time to develop. Rhythm takes time whether it is the triple jump or the hurdles. These are just suggestions as well, so take with a grain of salt. Hope you find the right school and all works out best.

When I looked at some stats I realized how ridiculous 13 and 14 is for a first year hurdler. I mean, the world record is 12.87….

I’m still going to try it anyway. 110m and the 55m for winter season.