What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Alma (men's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Alma's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:56.98, with the class ranging 4:44.61 – 5:12.41 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Alma competes in the MIAA.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Alma (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Alma's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.46, with the class ranging 10.90 – 12.56 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Alma competes in the MIAA.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Alma (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Alma's 2025-26 American men's signees was 24.18, with the class ranging 22.80 – 25.38 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Alma competes in the MIAA.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Alma (men's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Alma's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11:06.16, with the class ranging 10:29.27 – 11:09.39 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Alma competes in the MIAA.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Alma (men's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Alma's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:28.00, with the class ranging 2:12.31 – 2:28.69 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Alma competes in the MIAA.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by Alma (men's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of Alma's 2025-26 American men's signees was 58.58, with the class ranging 58.58 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Alma competes in the MIAA.

Who is the head track and field coach at Alma?

Chovanec, Matt (Head Cross Country Coach | Head Track and Field Coach) leads the Alma track & field program. Chovanec, Matt leads a staff of 10 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Alma

NCAA Division III · MIAA · MI

Alma signed 19 athletes for 2025-26. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Alma is a 1,148-student private campus in Alma, MI and competes in the MIAA. Chovanec, Matt leads a staff of 10 covering 3 event groups.

“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.

Alma program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: MIAA
Campus: Alma, MI
Enrollment: 1,148 students
T&F operating budget: $140K men · $69K women

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:56.98median signee

4:44.61 – 5:12.41class range

4:56.984 signees

100mSprints

11.46median signee

10.90 – 12.56class range

11.463 signees

200mSprints

24.18median signee

22.80 – 25.38class range

24.183 signees

3200mDistance

11:06.16median signee

10:29.27 – 11:09.39class range

11:06.163 signees

800mDistance

2:28.00median signee

2:12.31 – 2:28.69class range

2:28.003 signees

400mSprints

58.58median signee

58.58class range

58.581 signee

Pole VaultJumps

4.11mmedian signee

4.11mclass range

4.11m1 signee

DiscusThrows

40.26mmedian signee

40.26mclass range

40.26m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

12.89mmedian signee

12.89mclass range

12.89m1 signee

Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

DiscusThrows

32.35mmedian signee

35.23m – 30.43mclass range

32.35m6 signees

Shot PutThrows

9.77mmedian signee

11.10m – 8.38mclass range

9.77m6 signees

200mSprints

27.57median signee

27.22 – 27.92class range

27.572 signees

400mSprints

1:04.60median signee

1:04.43 – 1:04.77class range

1:04.602 signees

High JumpJumps

1.56mmedian signee

1.57m – 1.55mclass range

1.56m2 signees

100mSprints

12.87median signee

12.87class range

12.871 signee

800mDistance

2:33.58median signee

2:33.58class range

2:33.581 signee

Long JumpJumps

5.16mmedian signee

5.16mclass range

5.16m1 signee

Who recruits for Alma

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault.

Chovanec, MattHead Cross Country Coach | Head Track and Field CoachDistance
Takashi GouldDirector of Cross Country & Track and FieldDistance
Albaugh, LillianAssistant Track and Field/Cross Country Coach - Recruiting CoordinatorDistance
Gibson, DanielAssistant Track & Field Coach - JumpsJumps
Gibson, KeganAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach - Vertical JumpsJumps
Gotaas, ElizabethAssistant Cross Country/Track & Field CoachDistance
James LarsonAssistant Track & Field Coach/JumpsJumps
Sarah Kasabian-LarsonAssistant Track & Field Coach/DistanceDistance
Silvers, LaneAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach - Sprints & HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Vernonell Smith Jr '22Assistant Track & Field Coach/SprintsSprints & Hurdles

The full Alma coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Alma's 2025-26 class

18 of the 19 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other one has no verified mark on record, so that athlete is left out rather than guessed. Not a published standard, not an estimate. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.

Men's class · 9 signed

Signed out of: Mich.

100m3 signed

10.9011.4612.56

800m1 signed

2:12.31

1600m2 signed

4:44.614:57.78

3200m1 signed

11:09.39

Pole Vault1 signed

4.11m

Discus1 signed

40.26m

Women's class · 9 signed

Signed out of: Mich.

High Jump2 signed

1.57m1.55m

Long Jump1 signed

5.16m

Shot Put3 signed

11.10m10.27m9.92m

Discus3 signed

32.79m32.36m31.70m

Members see who each of these 18 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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