Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

Central State

What it actually takes to run at Central State

NCAA Division II · SIAC · OH

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Central State actually signed: 23 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 1 international signee. What it takes, straight from the results.

Central State is a 2,620-student public campus in Wilberforce, OH and competes in the SIAC. Lightfoot, Elliott leads a staff of 2 covering 1 event group.

Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.

Inside the Central State program

Division
NCAA Division II
Conference
SIAC
Campus
Wilberforce, OH
Enrollment
2,620 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$235K men · $235K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

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

100mSprints
12.092 signees
200mSprints
25.142 signees
400mSprints
55.342 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 1600m, 800m, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 3200m, Discus, Shot Put

Everything above is the free slice. Members get the rest of Central State’s class — names, marks, budgets, and coach contacts.

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Women's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

200mSprints
26.727 signees
100mSprints
12.965 signees
400mSprints
1:00.441 signee

Who recruits for Central State

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.

  • Lightfoot, ElliottHead Coach
  • Laki, LemiAssistant Coach Track and Field/Cross CountryDistance

Verified contact details for every Central State coach are in the member database.

Where do YOUR marks fit?

Drop in your PRs and BeastMatch checks them against real signing history at Central State and 980+ other programs, in seconds — free, no account.

These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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