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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Kent State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:26.63, with the class ranging 4:16.64 – 4:33.11 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kent State competes in the MAC.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by Kent State (men's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of Kent State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 49.56, with the class ranging 48.32 – 50.23 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kent State competes in the MAC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Kent State (men's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Kent State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:45.24, with the class ranging 9:23.14 – 9:58.41 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kent State competes in the MAC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Kent State's 2025-26 American women's signees was 24.39, with the class ranging 24.32 – 24.47 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kent State competes in the MAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Kent State's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:15.87, with the class ranging 2:14.41 – 2:17.33 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kent State competes in the MAC.

What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by Kent State (women's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of Kent State's 2025-26 American women's signees was 40.36m, with the class ranging 41.53m – 39.19m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kent State competes in the MAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Kent State?

Michael Schober (Associate Head Coach - Multis, Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps) leads the Kent State track & field program. Michael Schober leads a staff of 5 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Kent State

NCAA Division I · MAC · OH

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 25 athletes Kent State actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 4 international signees. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Kent State is a 20,485-student public campus in Kent, OH and competes in the MAC. Michael Schober leads a staff of 5 covering 5 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.

Kent State, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: MAC
Campus: Kent, OH
Enrollment: 20,485 students
T&F operating budget: $697K men · $1.0M women

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Men's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:26.63median signee

4:16.64 – 4:33.11class range

4:26.634 signees

400mSprints

49.56median signee

48.32 – 50.23class range

49.563 signees

3200mDistance

9:45.24median signee

9:23.14 – 9:58.41class range

9:45.243 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 800m, Pole Vault, 100m, 200m, 110m Hurdles, Discus, Shot Put

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Women's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

200mSprints

24.39median signee

24.32 – 24.47class range

24.392 signees

800mDistance

2:15.87median signee

2:14.41 – 2:17.33class range

2:15.872 signees

DiscusThrows

40.36mmedian signee

41.53m – 39.19mclass range

40.36m2 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — Shot Put, 100m, 400m, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault

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Who recruits for Kent State

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Michael SchoberAssociate Head Coach - Multis, Sprints, Hurdles, JumpsMultis
Nathan FangerDirector of Track and Field/Cross Country - ThrowsThrows
Lauren ZaglifaAssistant Coach - Pole VaultJumps
Lucas HoferAssistant Coach - Distance and Cross CountryDistance
Tavius FergusonAssistant Coach - Sprints, HurdlesSprints & Hurdles

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

Every verified mark in Kent State's 2025-26 class

20 of the 25 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.

Men's class · 9 signed

Signed out of: Ohio · Ill. · Colo.

200m1 signed

20.95

800m2 signed

1:53.111:53.67

1600m2 signed

4:26.684:33.11

3200m1 signed

9:23.14

110m Hurdles1 signed

13.79

Pole Vault1 signed

4.62m

Discus1 signed

60.53m

Women's class · 11 signed · 9 American shown

Signed out of: Ky. · Ohio · Pa. · Mich. · Ill.

200m1 signed

24.32

400m1 signed

54.10

800m2 signed

2:14.412:17.33

High Jump1 signed

1.64m

Pole Vault1 signed

3.20m

Long Jump1 signed

5.92m

Shot Put1 signed

12.91m

Discus1 signed

39.19m

+ 2 international signees 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 20 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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Standards reflect the program’s most recent signing class and shift every cycle. Recruiting decisions also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots — a mark inside the range is a conversation, not a guarantee.

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More MAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Kent State recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Kent State signs

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

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