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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Converse's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:40.39, with the class ranging 4:40.39 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Converse competes in the Conference Carolinas.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Converse's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:02.02, with the class ranging 2:02.02 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Converse competes in the Conference Carolinas.

What Long Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Converse (men's)?

The median high-school Long Jump mark of Converse's 2025-26 American men's signees was 7.70m, with the class ranging 7.70m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Converse competes in the Conference Carolinas.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Converse's 2025-26 American women's signees was 57.91, with the class ranging 56.58 – 1:00.33 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Converse competes in the Conference Carolinas.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Converse's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11.85, with the class ranging 11.77 – 11.93 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Converse competes in the Conference Carolinas.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Converse's 2025-26 American women's signees was 24.62, with the class ranging 24.45 – 24.79 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Converse competes in the Conference Carolinas.

Who is the head track and field coach at Converse?

Malonda, Roger (Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track and Field Coach) leads the Converse track & field program. Malonda, Roger leads a staff of 4 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Converse

NCAA Division II · Conference Carolinas · SC

Converse signed 9 athletes for 2025-26 — including 2 international signees. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Converse is a 1,173-student private campus in Spartanburg, SC and competes in the Conference Carolinas. Malonda, Roger leads a staff of 4 covering 1 event group.

“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.

Converse program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division II
Conference: Conference Carolinas
Campus: Spartanburg, SC
Enrollment: 1,173 students
T&F operating budget: $499K men · $470K 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

4:40.39median signee

4:40.39class range

4:40.391 signee

800mDistance

2:02.02median signee

2:02.02class range

2:02.021 signee

Long JumpJumps

7.70mmedian signee

7.70mclass range

7.70m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

57.91median signee

56.58 – 1:00.33class range

57.913 signees

100mSprints

11.85median signee

11.77 – 11.93class range

11.852 signees

200mSprints

24.62median signee

24.45 – 24.79class range

24.622 signees

1600mDistance

6:00.61median signee

6:00.61class range

6:00.611 signee

800mDistance

2:42.47median signee

2:42.47class range

2:42.471 signee

Who recruits for Converse

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

Malonda, RogerHead Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track and Field CoachDistance
Morton, BrandonDirector of Cross Country and Track and FieldDistance
Allen FerrillAssistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator
Steele, BreondraAssistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in Converse's 2025-26 class

7 of the 9 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 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.

Men's class · 2 signed

Signed out of: S.C.

800m1 signed

2:02.02

Long Jump1 signed

7.70m

Women's class · 5 signed · 4 American shown

Signed out of: S.C.

100m2 signed

11.7711.93

400m1 signed

1:00.33

800m1 signed

2:42.47

+ 1 international signee in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.

Members see who each of these 7 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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