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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Memphis's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:25.79, with the class ranging 4:23.06 – 4:39.51 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Memphis competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Memphis's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:49.44, with the class ranging 9:36.07 – 9:57.78 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Memphis competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Memphis's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:00.03, with the class ranging 1:59.52 – 2:00.55 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Memphis competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Memphis's 2025-26 American women's signees was 59.71, with the class ranging 56.81 – 1:01.92 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Memphis competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Memphis's 2025-26 American women's signees was 24.25, with the class ranging 23.95 – 24.55 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Memphis competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Memphis's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:14.66, with the class ranging 5:09.98 – 5:19.34 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Memphis competes in the AAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Memphis?

CJ Jones (Interim Head Coach (Cross Country/Distance)) leads the Memphis track & field program. CJ Jones leads a staff of 3 covering 2 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Memphis

NCAA Division I · AAC · TN

Memphis signed 18 athletes for 2025-26 — including 5 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?”

Memphis is a 16,771-student public campus in Memphis, TN and competes in the AAC. CJ Jones leads a staff of 3 covering 2 event groups.

“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.

Memphis, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: AAC
Campus: Memphis, TN
Enrollment: 16,771 students
T&F operating budget: $1.5M men · $1.1M 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

4:25.79median signee

4:23.06 – 4:39.51class range

4:25.794 signees

3200mDistance

9:49.44median signee

9:36.07 – 9:57.78class range

9:49.443 signees

800mDistance

2:00.03median signee

1:59.52 – 2:00.55class range

2:00.032 signees

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

59.71median signee

56.81 – 1:01.92class range

59.713 signees

200mSprints

24.25median signee

23.95 – 24.55class range

24.252 signees

1600mDistance

5:14.66median signee

5:09.98 – 5:19.34class range

5:14.662 signees

3200mDistance

11:41.33median signee

11:08.02 – 12:14.64class range

11:41.332 signees

100mSprints

11.63median signee

11.63class range

11.631 signee

800mDistance

2:18.64median signee

2:18.64class range

2:18.641 signee

Long JumpJumps

5.74mmedian signee

5.74mclass range

5.74m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

12.10mmedian signee

12.10mclass range

12.10m1 signee

Who recruits for Memphis

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

CJ JonesInterim Head Coach (Cross Country/Distance)Distance
Emron GibbsAssistant Coach
Xavier KennedyAssistant Coach (Jumps / Pole Vault)Jumps

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

Every verified mark in Memphis's 2025-26 class

16 of the 18 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 · 6 signed · 4 American shown

Signed out of: Fla. · CO · OH · PA

800m1 signed

1:59.52

1600m3 signed

4:23.064:23.304:28.28

+ 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.

Women's class · 10 signed · 7 American shown

Signed out of: AZ · TX · MO · FL

100m1 signed

11.63

200m1 signed

24.55

800m1 signed

2:18.64

1600m1 signed

5:19.34

3200m2 signed

11:08.0212:14.64

Triple Jump1 signed

12.10m

+ 3 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 16 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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