Where should my 5k time be in XC to get recruited to a D1 (or D2) school? I am a HS girl by the way.
my best time this season was a 20:38, l know not too good, but it was my first season and l got 2 more left.

under 18minute you will be recruited without hesitation but a 19:15 will get you recruited also.

thats good for a girl
but you want to get to around 1730-high 17's

With 2 more seasons to go, you've got plenty of time left to get ur times down.

The thing to remember is that there wo not be a ton of recruiting going on. XC is not like football or basketball, it does not have the budget to send coaches all over to watch races & look at prospects. A lot of ur recruiting will come from u & ur coaches contacting college programs & alerting them to ur existence. Think about it: for example how many meets do u think go on every weekend in the state of Ohio? Even a huge school like Ohio State does not have enough of a recruiting budget to make sure they're represented at all of the big ones.

So you've got 2 options: 1) do the recruiting work for them (send them race/workout times, stay in touch via phone or email with colleges you're interested in, etc.), or 2) be absolutely 110% totally freaking awesome (break the course record on every course u line up on ur senior season) so that they have no choice but to come looking for you.