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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Mercer's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:27.18, with the class ranging 5:00.51 – 5:38.69 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mercer competes in the SoCon.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Mercer's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:36.29, with the class ranging 10:45.36 – 12:12.08 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mercer competes in the SoCon.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Mercer's 2025-26 American women's signees was 25.80, with the class ranging 25.35 – 26.25 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mercer competes in the SoCon.

Who is the head track and field coach at Mercer?

Cameron Ruppe (Head Coach) leads the Mercer track & field program. Cameron Ruppe leads a staff of 6 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Mercer

NCAA Division I · SoCon · GA

Every mark below belongs to someone Mercer actually signed for 2025-26 — 6 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Mercer is a 4,807-student private campus in Macon, GA and competes in the SoCon. Cameron Ruppe leads a staff of 6 covering 3 event groups.

Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.

Inside the Mercer program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: SoCon
Campus: Macon, GA
Enrollment: 4,807 students
T&F operating budget: $352K men · $693K women

Distance only. Mercer sponsors men's cross country without a full outdoor track program. Sprint, jump, throw and multi-event athletes are not recruited here.

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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

1600mDistance

5:27.18median signee

5:00.51 – 5:38.69class range

5:27.184 signees

3200mDistance

11:36.29median signee

10:45.36 – 12:12.08class range

11:36.293 signees

200mSprints

25.80median signee

25.35 – 26.25class range

25.802 signees

+4 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 100m, 100m Hurdles, 800m

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Who recruits for Mercer

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

Cameron RuppeHead Coach
Roosevelt LoftonHead Coach
Clarence PowellAssistant Coach (Jumps)Jumps
Dave HubertGraduate Assistant
Maddie St. LouisAssistant Coach (Sprints)Sprints & Hurdles
Reece CatoGraduate Assistant (Distance)Distance

Verified contact details for every Mercer coach are in the member database.

Every mark Mercer signed — the whole 2025-26 class

6 athletes, and the high-school mark each one was signed on. Not a published standard, not an estimate, not a sample — every signing, every event. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.

Women's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: GA · FL · AL

400m1 signed

57.39

800m1 signed

2:25.50

1600m1 signed

5:38.69

3200m2 signed

10:45.3611:36.29

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.45

Members see who each of these 6 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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More SoCon recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Mercer recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Mercer signs

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

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