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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:10.03, with the class ranging 4:06.54 – 4:10.63 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kentucky competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 8:58.63, with the class ranging 8:51.62 – 9:07.31 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kentucky competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.45, with the class ranging 10.38 – 10.45 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kentucky competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Kentucky's 2025-26 American women's signees was 55.62, with the class ranging 53.83 – 56.49 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kentucky competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Kentucky's 2025-26 American women's signees was 23.88, with the class ranging 23.51 – 24.93 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kentucky competes in the SEC.

What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by Kentucky (women's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Kentucky's 2025-26 American women's signees was 14.19m, with the class ranging 14.48m – 12.18m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kentucky competes in the SEC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Kentucky?

Lonnie Greene (Director of XC/Track & Field - Head Coach) leads the Kentucky track & field program. Lonnie Greene leads a staff of 6 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Kentucky

NCAA Division I · SEC · KY

Every mark below belongs to someone Kentucky actually signed for 2025-26 — including 7 international signees — 26 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Kentucky is a 23,930-student public campus in Lexington, KY and competes in the SEC. Lonnie Greene leads a staff of 6 covering 5 event groups.

Median: the middle signee’s personal best. Range: the full spread of the class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks read as their 1600m/3200m equivalents. Sourced from verified meets, not self-reported times.

The Kentucky program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: SEC
Campus: Lexington, KY
Enrollment: 23,930 students
T&F operating budget: $3.3M men · $4.0M women

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:10.03median signee

4:06.54 – 4:10.63class range

4:10.034 signees

3200mDistance

8:58.63median signee

8:51.62 – 9:07.31class range

8:58.634 signees

100mSprints

10.45median signee

10.38 – 10.45class range

10.453 signees

+9 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 800m, Discus, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

55.62median signee

53.83 – 56.49class range

55.625 signees

200mSprints

23.88median signee

23.51 – 24.93class range

23.883 signees

Shot PutThrows

14.19mmedian signee

14.48m – 12.18mclass range

14.19m3 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 100m, 100m Hurdles, Discus, 300m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump

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Who recruits for Kentucky

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Lonnie GreeneDirector of XC/Track & Field - Head CoachDistance
Darryl AndersonAssistant Coach - Men's SprintsSprints & Hurdles
Keith McBrideAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Kris GrimesAssistant Coach - Vertical Jumps and Combined EventsMultis
Leevan SandsAssistant Coach - JumpsJumps
Tito MedranoAssistant Coach - Distance/XCDistance

Direct, verified contact info for the full Kentucky staff lives in the member database.

Every verified mark in Kentucky's 2025-26 class

21 of the 26 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 · 12 signed · 11 American shown

Signed out of: NC · Ohio · Ga. · Iowa · CA · Ky. · +3 more

100m1 signed

10.45

200m2 signed

20.9921.11

800m1 signed

1:51.71

1600m1 signed

4:06.54

3200m2 signed

8:51.628:53.77

Pole Vault1 signed

5.18m

Long Jump1 signed

7.87m

Discus2 signed

57.34m47.98m

+ 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.

Women's class · 9 signed · 8 American shown

Signed out of: N.C. · Fla. · MD · Calif. · OH · NY · +1 more

200m1 signed

23.88

400m2 signed

53.8355.62

100m Hurdles1 signed

13.78

300m Hurdles1 signed

42.57

Shot Put2 signed

14.48m14.19m

Discus1 signed

42.36m

+ 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.

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D1 standards for the events Kentucky signs

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

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