UNC Coach Chris Miltenberg Talks Recruiting Basics

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We caught up with the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Chris Miltenberg to talk about the basics of recruiting. Watch this segment of the interview above and the full interview where we talk more about the recruiting during the pandemic and the UNC Tar-Heel program in the link below. 

FULL INTERVIEW

Major Talking Points:

  • Scholarships aren't everything in recruiting.
  • What's the best way for an athlete to reach out to a prospective school.
  • Finding out what athletes really want to get out of a school, program, and competing in track/XC in general.
  • How admission plays a part in recruiting.
  • The importance of academics, not just athletics.
  • Social media and its effect(s) on recruiting.
  • Final remarks, getting back to what's important in recruiting.