What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Central Michigan (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Central Michigan's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:05.30, with the class ranging 5:01.73 – 5:20.74 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Central Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Central Michigan (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Central Michigan's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:03.29, with the class ranging 11:01.58 – 11:07.00 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Central Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Central Michigan (women's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Central Michigan's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:24.17, with the class ranging 2:18.30 – 2:29.22 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Central Michigan competes in the MAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Central Michigan?

Jenny Swieton (Director of Track and Field/Cross Country) leads the Central Michigan track & field program. Jenny Swieton leads a staff of 5 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Central Michigan

NCAA Division I · MAC · MI

Central Michigan signed 9 athletes for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Central Michigan is a 10,055-student public campus in Mount Pleasant, MI and competes in the MAC. Jenny Swieton leads a staff of 5 covering 3 event groups.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

Central Michigan, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: MAC
Campus: Mount Pleasant, MI
Enrollment: 10,055 students
T&F operating budget: $155K men · $1.0M women

Distance only. Central Michigan sponsors men's cross country without a full outdoor track program. Sprint, jump, throw and multi-event athletes are not recruited here.

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:05.30median signee

5:01.73 – 5:20.74class range

5:05.304 signees

3200mDistance

11:03.29median signee

11:01.58 – 11:07.00class range

11:03.294 signees

800mDistance

2:24.17median signee

2:18.30 – 2:29.22class range

2:24.173 signees

+2 more events with real signee standards — 100m Hurdles, Pole Vault

The complete picture is members-only: every event Central Michigan signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Who recruits for Central Michigan

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

Jenny SwietonDirector of Track and Field/Cross CountryDistance
Nathan ProbstAssociate Head Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps)Jumps
Curtis BellAssistant Coach (Throws, Jumps)Throws
Jordan EcclestonVolunteer Assistant Coach
Sarah AndersonAssistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in Central Michigan's 2025-26 class

6 of the 9 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 3 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: Mich. · Ind.

1600m2 signed

5:01.735:03.46

3200m2 signed

11:01.5811:07.00

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.24

Pole Vault1 signed

3.66m

Members see who each of these 6 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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This class’s marks, not a permanent standard: the range shifts every cycle as rosters and needs change. Progression, event fit, academics and open spots all factor into a real recruiting decision — fitting the range is a conversation-starter, not an offer.

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More MAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Central Michigan recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Central Michigan signs

What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.

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