This isn't a ranking list. It's a tool built to help you understand what you actually want — so when a coach calls, you're ready to have a real conversation. Take your time. Be honest. There are no wrong answers.
Getting started
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Module 0 · Your Profile
First — let's get to know you. 👋
This info helps the tool give you honest, personalized commentary. Everything stays on your device — nothing gets sent anywhere until you hit "Generate Report."
Module 0 · Your Times
What are your personal bests? ⏱️
Type your real times — exact is better than rough. Just type the digits and we'll add the colon for you — so for a 1:58.4 you type 1584, for a 4:38 you type 438. (On a computer you can type the colon too if you prefer.) Leave any event blank if you haven't run it.
💬 Real talk: Your exact times are how this tool gives you real advice instead of generic hype. Nobody sees these but you — be honest, especially with yourself.
Just type the digits — 534 becomes 53.4
Enter a 400 time like 53.4 or 1:02
Just type the digits — 1592 becomes 1:59.2
Enter an 800 time like 1:59 or 1:59.2
Just type the digits — 4380 becomes 4:38.0
Enter a time like 4:38 or 4:38.5
Just type the digits — 10050 becomes 10:05.0
Enter a time like 10:05 or 10:05.5
Just type the digits — 16300 becomes 16:30.0
Enter a time like 16:30 or 16:30.5
Enter at least your primary event. Your 400 speed plus your 3200/XC strength help the tool read whether you're a kicker or a grinder.
Module 0 · Your Academics
Now your academic numbers. 📊
These matter as much as your times — they shape which schools are realistic academic fits. Type your exact numbers if you have them. It's completely fine to skip the test score if you haven't taken it yet.
On a 4.0 scale — e.g. 3.85
Enter a GPA between 0 and 4.0 (or up to 5.0 if weighted)
e.g. 12 of 340 — or leave blank
400–1600 — e.g. 1340
SAT scores run 400–1600
1–36 — e.g. 30
ACT scores run 1–36
Enter SAT, ACT, or both — whichever you've taken. Haven't tested yet? Just leave them blank.
Module 1 · Athletic Identity
What kind of college athlete do you want to be? 🏆
Not what your parents want, not what sounds impressive — what do you actually want your four years to look like competitively?
Module 1 · Athletic Identity
Be honest — what does track mean in your daily life? 🗓️
This one trips a lot of recruits up. It's easy to say "I'll do whatever it takes" but the reality of college schedules is different. There's no wrong answer — only honest ones.
Module 1 · Athletic Identity — Scenario Check
Okay, real scenario time. 📉
You're a sophomore. You've been training hard but your 800m time has been flat for 18 months — same PR, no breakthroughs. The coaching staff is supportive but honest: you might be close to your ceiling at this level. What do you do?
💬 This isn't a trick question — it reveals something important about how you actually see yourself and what role athletics plays for you.
Module 1 · Training Philosophy
How do you want your fall season handled? 🍂
As a middle-distance specialist, fall cross country is a real fork in the road. Different programs handle this very differently — and the right answer for you depends on your body and your goals.
Module 1 · Training Philosophy
Rate what matters most in your training. ⚙️
Mark one per row. Be honest — there's no "right" answer a coach wants to hear here. This is about finding programs that actually match how you train.
Training priority
High
Moderate
Low
Aerobic base building High weekly mileage, XC-style training
Raw speed development Track sessions, short intervals, speed work
Sports science & data Biomechanics, wearables, performance tracking
Module 1 · Coaching Relationship
What kind of coach do you actually respond to? 🤝
Neither of these is better than the other. This is purely about self-awareness — knowing what kind of relationship brings out your best running.
Module 2 · Academic Identity
When you picture campus, what actually matters to you? 🏫
Forget enrollment numbers for a second — they're misleading. A 15,000-person school with a strong residential college system can feel more intimate than a 4,000-person commuter school. What matters is the experience. Which of these describes what you want?
💬 Why this matters: Some big schools (like Notre Dame, Cornell, or Michigan) feel surprisingly close-knit because of how they're structured. This question looks past the headcount at how the place actually feels day to day.
Module 2 · Academic Identity — Scenario Check
Pick the registration day that sounds like you. 📚
It's add/drop week sophomore year. Which of these scenarios fits how you want to experience college academics?
Module 2 · Academic Identity
What kind of academic environment fits your style? 🎓
Forget rankings for a second. Which of these academic cultures actually sounds like where you'd thrive?
Module 2 · Academic Identity
How important is your professor actually knowing your name? 🙋
On a scale of 1–5 — how much does the personal mentorship relationship with faculty matter to your learning?
Doesn't matter — I'm self-directedIt's everything to me
Module 2 · Career Vision
Where do you see yourself at 30? 🌍
You don't have to have this figured out — but gut instinct matters here. Which of these sounds most like the life you're working toward?
Module 2 · Financial Reality
Let's talk about money — because it's real. 💰
Athletic scholarships, academic merit aid, and financial need all play very differently at different schools. No judgment here — this is just about finding the right fit for your family's situation.
Module 3 · Geography & Lifestyle
How far from home are you genuinely comfortable going? 🗺️
A lot of recruits say "I'm open to anything" and then feel really homesick freshman year. Be honest with yourself here — there's no wrong answer, and this isn't about being brave.
Module 3 · Geography — Cross-Check
How often do you realistically want to be able to get home? 🏠
This cross-checks your previous answer. A lot of people say "national corridor" but actually mean "I want to come home once a month." Both are fine — just be honest.
Module 3 · Campus Culture
The broken leg test. 🦴
Imagine you tore your Achilles the first week of freshman year and could never run competitively again. Track is over. But you still have four years at this school ahead of you. Where do you still want to be?
💬 This is the most honest question in the whole survey. Strip away the sport and tell us where you'd be happy just being a student.
Module 3 · Campus Culture — Scenario Check
Pick your perfect Saturday in October. 🍁
No track meet this weekend. You have a totally free Saturday at college. Which one actually sounds like the best day to you — not the most impressive answer, the most honest one.
Module 3 · Community Feel — Cross-Check
Finish this sentence honestly. ✍️
"The version of me that thrives in college is the one who..." — pick the ending that feels most true. This cross-checks how you really want to experience community, separate from any school's size.
Module 4 · Priority Architecture
Rank what actually matters most to you. 🥇
Tap each one in the order that's true for you — your first tap = #1 (most important), then #2, then #3. Tap "Reset" if you want to start over. This is harder than it looks. Most people want all three — you have to actually choose.
Tap your most important priority first
Module 4 · Priority Architecture — Forced Choice
Now the hard version. If you could only keep two... 😬
You ranked them above. Now imagine one gets completely removed. Which combination of two would you actually choose? This reveals where the real tension is in your priorities.
Module 4 · Future-State Check
Which headline describes your life at 32? 📰
Ten years after graduation. No wrong answers — this is about understanding what you're actually building toward, not what sounds most impressive.
Module 4 · Legacy Check
What do you want people from your college to say about you? 💬
At your 10-year reunion, which of these descriptions fits the person you want to have been in college?
Almost there...
You're done with the survey. 🎉
Seriously — that was a lot of honest thinking. Now the tool is going to score all 62 schools against your profile, run a consistency check across your answers, and build your full report. It'll take a few seconds.
Quick recap of your profile:
Your College Track & Field Fit Report
Generated based on your survey responses
Your Athlete Profile
Your Consistency Analysis
The survey asked the same underlying questions multiple ways to surface where your answers are strongly aligned — and where there might be some tension worth thinking about.
Your Top Matches
These are your highest-scoring schools across academic fit, athletic fit, and overall experience fit — given your survey profile and performance range.
Full 62-School Alignment Ledger
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School
Size
Total
Reality
Verdict
Structural Mismatches — Be Honest With Yourself
These schools scored poorly against your profile. That doesn't mean they're bad schools — it means the structural fit isn't there based on what you told us you want.
Your Personalized Recruiting Roadmap
This is your action plan — built from your top matches, your graduation year, and each program's real recruiting targets. It tells you exactly what to do next, school by school.
Your timeline
School-by-school action plan
Your outreach email template
Copy this, fill in the brackets, and personalize the "why this school" line for each coach. A specific, genuine email gets a real reply.
One-Page Recruiter Brief
A clean summary a coach could read in 60 seconds — or that you could paste into an email to a recruiting coordinator.
To save as PDF: click "Save / Print Report" → choose "Save as PDF" in your print dialog → save to your device.