Impact of COVID-19 on Recruitment of High School Athletes to DI Track and Field

Authors

Christopher Haub, Southern Methodist UniversityFollow
Jon Paugh, Southern Methodist UniversityFollow
Alonso Salcido, Southern Methodist UniversityFollow
Monnie McGee, Southern Methodist UniversityFollow

Abstract

Due to COVID-19, in the spring of 2020, the NCAA gave scholarship athletes an extra year of eligibility but did not increase the number of scholarships a school could issue. This potentially led to increased competition for scholarships as coaches could choose between retaining athletes or recruiting new ones. Furthermore, the Spring 2020 track and field season for high school seniors ended early – limiting high school athletes’ chance to get their best scores, and interrupting student to college interaction. This research looks specifically at the impact of COVID-19, and the resulting NCAA policy changes, on the recruitment to DI of high school athletes who excelled at the 200-meter track and field events. The study looks at both the supply side, by examining recruitment trends and athlete scores, and the demand-side, by looking at DI track and field grade composition

Recommended Citation

Haub, Christopher; Paugh, Jon; Salcido, Alonso; and McGee, Monnie (2023) "Impact of COVID-19 on Recruitment of High School Athletes to DI Track and Field," SMU Data Science Review: Vol. 7: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.smu.edu/datasciencereview/vol7/iss3/4

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