College Information

Wondering if you have what it takes to compete at the collegiate level? Are you and your family overwhelmed and mystified with the college application and recruiting process? Whether or not are you considering running at the next level or not- We want to help you!

Things to think about

The information here can help you plan and get some of those burning questions answered

Important Links

Here you will find some helpful links as you start your college search and need to know where to find things.

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Helpful Terms

Head exploding just trying to understand the college admissions and recruiting Jargon? This link will help you.

TEST DATES

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Coach Paynter co-coordinates a regional college fair in Hershey each year

For as long as Coach Paynter has been coaching track and field he has also been a college admissions professional with a wealth of knowledge on how young people and their families apply to college. Over the past 16 years Coach Paynter as traveled various parts of the United States as an admissions officer for one of the nation's most selective liberal arts colleges speaking with families, counselors, at high schools, attending college fairs and is often a speaker or panelist on various topics concerning college admissions. He has also been published several times- most notably twice in the New York Times on issues surrounding college enrollment, trends and process. Most of all, he has established a vast network of contacts at various colleges throughout the country who can also be a resource for you.

Feel free to schedule time with Coach Paynter who is ready and willing to assist you and your family with this exciting but yet perplexing time of your life by eliminating some of the confusion and frustration with the college search. Early preparation, established goals and family support combined with Coach Paynter's expertise and contacts could be just what you need!

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Track and field recruiting standards vary across:

Divisions
Conferences within each division
Colleges within each conference

There are general norms explained below for each of these groupings, but the truth is that each individual college sets its own track and field recruiting standards. Scholarship standards are even more stringent, and it's important to understand the difference between being good enough to get admissions assistance vs. being good enough to get a track and field scholarship. If you'd like to know more about a specific school's track and field recruiting or scholarship standards, it's easy: just pick up the phone and ask.

In general, the large D1 colleges in the most prominent athletic conferences (Pac 12, Big East, Big Ten, Southeastern, etc.) have the strictest track and field recruiting standards and the most competitive athletes. As you progress from left to right in the charts below, the standards lessen. You can see that the recruiting standards at the Ivy League schools, even though they are D1 (Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, uPenn, Cornell and Brown), fall somewhere between the large D1 schools and D2.

Recruitment Performance Standards

We Get Around!

SAT Test Dates
March 14, 2020
May 2, 2020
June 6, 2020
August 29, 2020
October 3, 2020
November 7, 2020
December 5, 2020
March 13, 2021
May 8, 2021
June 5, 2021

ACT Test Dates
April 4, 2020
June 13, 2020
July 18, 2020
September 5, 2020
October 24, 2020
December 5, 2020
February 6, 2021
April 17, 2021
June 12, 2021

Have fun in the process. We've gotten to compete on college campuses as well as take trips to visit others.

Where Are They Now? Click Here to see where our Blaze Alumni are

We are a young club that started out with 10 and 11 year olds in 2013 and have few athletes who are now in their junior and sophomore years in high school. However, along the way several older athletes have joined us and are either preparing or have gone on to college. We are excited about posting in future years where our athletes go whether they continue to compete or not.