About
About Lane to College
Lane to College is a free tool that shows track and field and cross country athletes where they could realistically compete in college, and helps them take the next step: writing to the right coaches.
Why it exists
Recruiting is confusing. Most athletes don’t know which of the 1,376 college programs they could actually make, so they write to the wrong coaches, to too few, or to none at all. Paid recruiting services exist, but the basic question, “where would I fit?”, should be free and honest.
Lane to College answers it with real numbers: it compares your best mark with the marks of every team’s current athletes, and with the school’s own recruiting standard when it publishes one.
Who is behind it
Lane to College was built by a former international track athlete, to make the college search simpler and more honest for the next athletes. It is independent: it isn’t run by a college, a recruiting agency or an association, and it doesn’t sell athletes’ data or take money from schools.
Where the data comes from
- Team marks: season-best marks of each team’s athletes on TFRRS (2025 and 2026 seasons), refreshed regularly.
- Recruiting standards: only the ones schools publish themselves, with the date and a link.
- School facts: graduation and admission rates, test scores and costs from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
- Coaches and rosters: each school’s own athletics website.
Anything we can’t confirm is left out rather than guessed. If something looks wrong, tell us with the feedback box on the search page.
What it is not
A Target, Reach or Safety is an estimate from past marks, not an offer, a scholarship or an admission decision. Only coaches and admissions offices can tell you that. Lane to College is not affiliated with the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, TFRRS or any school.
Your privacy
Searching needs no account and your mark stays in your browser. We never sell or share personal data. Read the privacy policy.
Contact
Questions, ideas or corrections: contact@lanetocollege.com, or the feedback box on the search page.