CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

NCAA ELIGIBILITY

http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp  (Link to NCAA Eligibility Center)

There are 302 division 1 and 223 division 2 colleges that offer college cross country and track scholarships for men. A total of 6,641.46 cross country and track scholarships in the NCAA alone. For women's cross-country and track the total number in the NCAA is 8,901.00 cross country and track scholarships!!!

             The NCAA allows each division 1 track and field / cross country program 12.69 scholarships for men and 18 for women. In division 2 the ratio is 12.6 scholarships for men and 12.6 for women.            

              Although, NCAA Division 3 does not provide scholarships, there are hundreds of quality Cross Country and Track Programs. The winner of the 2008 Olympic Trials in the 800m run, Nick Symmonds, ran for NCAA III Willamette University. In High School, Nick Symmonds was State Champion in Idaho, in the 3200m run, Mile, 800m, and 4x400m Relay.            

What Do I Need To Do?

• Grade 9
  • Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.
• Grade 10
  • Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.
• Grade 11
  • Register with the eligibility center.
  • Make sure you are still on course to meet core-course requirements (verify you have the correct number of core courses and that the core courses are on your high school's 48-H with the eligibility center).
  • After your junior year, have your high school guidance counselor send a copy of your transcript. If you have attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the eligibility center from each high school.
  • When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
  • Begin your amateurism questionnaire.
• Grade 12
  • When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
  • Contact College coaches at the conclusion of your fall season (i.e. Cross Country), and provide them with your Track and/or Cross Country PRs, and ACT score. See Coach Gordon if you need assistance contacting college coaches and/or a letter of recommendation.
  • Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.)
  • Have your high school guidance counselor send a final transcript with proof of graduation to the eligibility center.