The Rising-Senior Summer Recruiting Checklist: What College Coaches Want to See by August

If you're a rising junior or senior who wants to run in college, the summer before your season is one of the most important recruiting windows you'll ever have. Most athletes don't realize it's even happening and they waste it.

I've sat on both sides of the recruiting table: first as an Indiana high school state champion trying to get noticed, then as Head Coach at IU Indianapolis deciding which athletes to pursue. Here's the checklist I wish every recruitable runner used over the summer.