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

The median high-school 800m mark of Grinnell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:30.56, with the class ranging 2:22.69 – 2:36.70 across 8 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Grinnell competes in the MWC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Grinnell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:31.43, with the class ranging 5:23.54 – 5:46.80 across 7 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Grinnell competes in the MWC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Grinnell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 27.33, with the class ranging 26.24 – 27.79 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Grinnell competes in the MWC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Grinnell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 1:02.25, with the class ranging 59.40 – 1:04.86 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Grinnell competes in the MWC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Grinnell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12:03.24, with the class ranging 11:52.51 – 12:39.46 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Grinnell competes in the MWC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Grinnell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 13.34, with the class ranging 13.10 – 13.41 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Grinnell competes in the MWC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Grinnell?

Pedersen, Jeff (Head Track and Field Coach F131) leads the Grinnell track & field program. Pedersen, Jeff leads a staff of 5 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Grinnell

NCAA Division III · MWC · IA

Grinnell signed 15 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?”

Grinnell is a 1,729-student private campus in Grinnell, IA and competes in the MWC. Pedersen, Jeff leads a staff of 5 covering 1 event group.

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.

Grinnell, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: MWC
Campus: Grinnell, IA
Enrollment: 1,729 students
T&F operating budget: $250K men · $243K women

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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

800mDistance

2:30.56median signee

2:22.69 – 2:36.70class range

2:30.568 signees

1600mDistance

5:31.43median signee

5:23.54 – 5:46.80class range

5:31.437 signees

200mSprints

27.33median signee

26.24 – 27.79class range

27.334 signees

400mSprints

1:02.25median signee

59.40 – 1:04.86class range

1:02.254 signees

3200mDistance

12:03.24median signee

11:52.51 – 12:39.46class range

12:03.244 signees

100mSprints

13.34median signee

13.10 – 13.41class range

13.343 signees

High JumpJumps

1.57mmedian signee

1.57mclass range

1.57m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

10.41mmedian signee

10.41mclass range

10.41m1 signee

DiscusThrows

29.29mmedian signee

29.29mclass range

29.29m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

9.00mmedian signee

9.00mclass range

9.00m1 signee

Who recruits for Grinnell

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

Pedersen, JeffHead Track and Field Coach F131
Andrew NickesonAssistant Cross Country CoachDistance
Burnell, SarahHead Women's Cross Country CoachDistance
Lewis, JermelleAssistant Track and Field Coach
Parrott, KeeganAssistant Cross Country/Track and Field CoachDistance

Every Grinnell coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every verified mark in Grinnell's 2025-26 class

14 of the 15 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.

Women's class · 14 signed

Signed out of: Ohio · Wis. · Ill. · Minn. · Utah · Va. · +3 more

100m1 signed

13.10

400m2 signed

59.401:00.02

800m5 signed

2:22.692:25.912:27.602:30.712:31.62

1600m3 signed

5:31.435:34.025:40.58

3200m1 signed

11:52.51

High Jump1 signed

1.57m

Shot Put1 signed

9.00m

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