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

The median high-school 200m mark of Mississippi State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.16, with the class ranging 21.10 – 21.73 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mississippi State competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Mississippi State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.43, with the class ranging 10.33 – 10.55 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mississippi State competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Mississippi State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 46.86, with the class ranging 46.86 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mississippi State competes in the SEC.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Mississippi State (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Mississippi State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 13.81, with the class ranging 13.81 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mississippi State competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Mississippi State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:51.58, with the class ranging 1:51.58 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mississippi State competes in the SEC.

What Long Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Mississippi State (men's)?

The median high-school Long Jump mark of Mississippi State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 7.03m, with the class ranging 7.03m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mississippi State competes in the SEC.

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

Carjay Lyles (Associate Head Track & Field Coach) leads the Mississippi State track & field program. Carjay Lyles leads a staff of 9 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Mississippi State

NCAA Division I · SEC · MS

Every mark below belongs to someone Mississippi State actually signed for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee — 15 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Mississippi State is a 18,230-student public campus in Starkville, MS and competes in the SEC. Carjay Lyles leads a staff of 9 covering 1 event group.

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 Mississippi State program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: SEC
Campus: Starkville, MS
Enrollment: 18,230 students
T&F operating budget: $2.8M men · $3.2M 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

200mSprints

21.16median signee

21.10 – 21.73class range

21.164 signees

100mSprints

10.43median signee

10.33 – 10.55class range

10.433 signees

400mSprints

46.86median signee

46.86class range

46.861 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

13.81median signee

13.81class range

13.811 signee

800mDistance

1:51.58median signee

1:51.58class range

1:51.581 signee

Long JumpJumps

7.03mmedian signee

7.03mclass range

7.03m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

15.63mmedian signee

15.63mclass range

15.63m1 signee

DiscusThrows

53.49mmedian signee

53.49mclass range

53.49m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

19.71mmedian signee

19.71mclass range

19.71m1 signee

Women's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

55.19median signee

54.36 – 56.65class range

55.193 signees

800mDistance

2:10.69median signee

2:09.70 – 2:11.68class range

2:10.692 signees

100mSprints

11.60median signee

11.60class range

11.601 signee

200mSprints

23.66median signee

23.66class range

23.661 signee

100m HurdlesHurdles

14.40median signee

14.40class range

14.401 signee

300m HurdlesHurdles

42.55median signee

42.55class range

42.551 signee

Pole VaultJumps

3.75mmedian signee

3.75mclass range

3.75m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

12.52mmedian signee

12.52mclass range

12.52m1 signee

Who recruits for Mississippi State

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

Carjay LylesAssociate Head Track & Field Coach
Chris WoodsHead Track & Field Coach
Erinn Stenman-FaheyAssociate Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field CoachDistance
Thomas, AprilAssociate Head Track & Field Coach
Aniecia BrewsterDirector of Track & Field Operations
Cha'Mia RothwellAssistant Track & Field Coach
Daniel McArthurAssistant Track & Field Coach
Jay TurnerAssistant Track & Field Coach
Tony GreerAssistant Track & Field Coach

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

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

12 of the 15 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 3 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

Signed out of: PA · MS · GA · TX · CT

100m2 signed

10.3310.43

200m1 signed

21.10

400m1 signed

46.86

Triple Jump1 signed

15.63m

Shot Put1 signed

19.71m

Women's class · 6 signed · 5 American shown

Signed out of: OH · TN · SC · GA

200m1 signed

23.66

800m2 signed

2:09.702:11.68

Pole Vault1 signed

3.75m

Triple Jump1 signed

12.52m

+ 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.

Members see who each of these 12 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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Mississippi does not permit high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Mississippi NIL rules →

More SEC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Mississippi State recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Mississippi State signs

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

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