What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Black Hills St (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Black Hills St's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:36.05, with the class ranging 5:28.91 – 5:42.99 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Black Hills St competes in the RMAC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Black Hills St (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Black Hills St's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:45.91, with the class ranging 11:41.85 – 12:14.52 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Black Hills St competes in the RMAC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Black Hills St (women's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Black Hills St's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.15, with the class ranging 12.15 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Black Hills St competes in the RMAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Black Hills St?

Alex Kemp (Head Coach) leads the Black Hills St track & field program. Alex Kemp leads a staff of 7 covering 2 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Black Hills St

NCAA Division II · RMAC · SD

Every mark below belongs to someone Black Hills St actually signed for 2025-26 — 11 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Black Hills St is a 1,928-student public campus in Spearfish, SD and competes in the RMAC. Alex Kemp leads a staff of 7 covering 2 event groups.

Median: the middle signee’s personal best. Range: the full spread of the class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks read as their 1600m/3200m equivalents. Sourced from verified meets, not self-reported times.

The Black Hills St program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division II
Conference: RMAC
Campus: Spearfish, SD
Enrollment: 1,928 students
T&F operating budget: $340K men · $357K women

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Women's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:36.05median signee

5:28.91 – 5:42.99class range

5:36.054 signees

3200mDistance

11:45.91median signee

11:41.85 – 12:14.52class range

11:45.913 signees

100mSprints

12.15median signee

12.15class range

12.151 signee

+4 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 800m, Long Jump

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Who recruits for Black Hills St

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, throws.

Alex KempHead Coach
Brian MedigovichDirector of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Connor McGrawGraduate Assistant
Emily PearmanAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Jesse BleidtAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Kellan AndersonDirector of Athletic Performance
Lydia EllisVolunteer Assistant Coach

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Every verified mark in Black Hills St's 2025-26 class

6 of the 11 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 5 have no verified mark on record, so they are 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.

Women's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: S.D. · N.D. · Wyo.

400m1 signed

56.68

800m1 signed

2:21.28

1600m1 signed

5:35.30

3200m3 signed

11:41.8511:45.9112:14.52

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D2 standards for the events Black Hills St signs

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