Narrow down the list of schools to which you want to transfer and run track. Note that a Division I school may forbid you from playing for or make it harder to transfer to a direct competitor university in the same conference as the school you’re leaving. The conference in which your current school participates may also set restrictions on how soon you can start running track for the new school after transferring.
Determine if you qualify as a transfer student under NCAA rules. If you enrolled full-time and attended even one day of class in fall or spring term, participated in one practice with the track team or practiced or ran track while a full-time student, then you count as a transfer student under NCAA rules.
Talk to your track coach before you start contacting other schools. Inform him of your intention to transfer to another school in order to continue your academic and sporting career. A Division I school can delay or forbid a transfer; if you explain to your coach the honest and sincere reasons you want to leave, he can help expedite the process.
Meet with the Athletic Director of the school if you attend a Division I or Division II school or attend a Division III school and want to transfer to a Division I or Division II school to run track. Ask her for a “permission-to-contact letter” that enables coaches at other schools to talk to you. Note that without this letter you can still write to colleges about admission, but cannot discuss athletic opportunities with the track coach or other members of the athletic staff.
Apply for and gain admission to the school or schools from your list in Step 1. Enroll as a full-time student once you gain admission. Depending on what type of school you transferred from and to, the NCAA may require you to sit out a year while taking a full-time schedule before you can practice or run track at your new school.