Absolutely agree with your point, and I'll add onto it from experience. > The ones setting themselves apart with track are participating in Varsity at least a

Absolutely agree with your point, and I'll add onto it from experience. > The ones setting themselves apart with track are participating in Varsity at least a few years, doing well at State, and a likely courting at least D2 athletic scholarships Sports (especially track and field) don't set you apart at all as an applicant for unless you're good enough to make the college's varsity team. That's the sole metric highly selective schools are using to assess athletic ability unless you have some extenuating circumstance that makes your participation in the sport especially meaningful.