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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Missouri Southern's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:24.74, with the class ranging 4:17.35 – 4:37.30 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Missouri Southern competes in the MIAA.

What Pole Vault mark do you need to get recruited by Missouri Southern (men's)?

The median high-school Pole Vault mark of Missouri Southern's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4.48m, with the class ranging 4.52m – 4.27m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Missouri Southern competes in the MIAA.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Missouri Southern's 2025-26 American men's signees was 22.36, with the class ranging 22.16 – 22.55 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Missouri Southern competes in the MIAA.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Missouri Southern (women's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Missouri Southern's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.27, with the class ranging 12.14 – 12.39 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Missouri Southern competes in the MIAA.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Missouri Southern's 2025-26 American women's signees was 26.10, with the class ranging 25.99 – 26.13 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Missouri Southern competes in the MIAA.

What Pole Vault mark do you need to get recruited by Missouri Southern (women's)?

The median high-school Pole Vault mark of Missouri Southern's 2025-26 American women's signees was 3.56m, with the class ranging 3.81m – 3.45m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Missouri Southern competes in the MIAA.

Who is the head track and field coach at Missouri Southern?

Bryan Schiding (Director of Cross Country/Track and Field - Horizontal Jumps/Pole Vault Bucknell '00/La Salle '03) leads the Missouri Southern track & field program. Bryan Schiding leads a staff of 6 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Missouri Southern

NCAA Division II · MIAA · MO

Missouri Southern signed 31 athletes for 2025-26. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Missouri Southern is a 3,019-student public campus in Joplin, MO and competes in the MIAA. Bryan Schiding leads a staff of 6 covering 4 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.

Missouri Southern, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division II
Conference: MIAA
Campus: Joplin, MO
Enrollment: 3,019 students
T&F operating budget: $599K men · $580K 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

4:24.74median signee

4:17.35 – 4:37.30class range

4:24.744 signees

Pole VaultJumps

4.48mmedian signee

4.52m – 4.27mclass range

4.48m3 signees

200mSprints

22.36median signee

22.16 – 22.55class range

22.362 signees

+10 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 110m Hurdles, 3200m, High Jump, Triple Jump, 300m Hurdles, 800m, Long Jump, Discus, Shot Put

The complete picture is members-only: every event Missouri Southern signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

12.27median signee

12.14 – 12.39class range

12.273 signees

200mSprints

26.10median signee

25.99 – 26.13class range

26.103 signees

Pole VaultJumps

3.56mmedian signee

3.81m – 3.45mclass range

3.56m3 signees

+10 more events with real signee standards — 1600m, 800m, High Jump, 400m, 100m Hurdles, 3200m, Long Jump, Discus, Javelin, Shot Put

The complete picture is members-only: every event Missouri Southern signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Who recruits for Missouri Southern

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

Bryan SchidingDirector of Cross Country/Track and Field - Horizontal Jumps/Pole Vault Bucknell '00/La Salle '03Jumps
Jamie BurnhamHead Coach Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Assistant Coach Men’s and Women’s Track and Field – Distance Missouri BaptistDistance
Ashlan BurtonAssistant Coach Men’s and Women’s Track and Field - Throws Central Missouri '19/'21Throws
Jason FrancisAssistant Coach Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Academic Coordinator – Sprints/Hurdles/Combined Events Indiana State '01/'03Multis
Katie CandrlGraduate Assistant
Rajindra CampbellVolunteer Assistant Coach – ThrowsThrows

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

Every verified mark in Missouri Southern's 2025-26 class

28 of the 31 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 · 14 signed

Signed out of: Texas · Mo. · Okla. · Ariz.

400m2 signed

48.2149.97

1600m3 signed

4:17.354:18.504:30.97

3200m1 signed

9:54.27

300m Hurdles1 signed

37.49

High Jump1 signed

1.93m

Pole Vault3 signed

4.52m4.48m4.27m

Triple Jump2 signed

14.88m14.42m

Discus1 signed

54.36m

Women's class · 14 signed

Signed out of: Mo. · Ark. · Kan. · Okla. · Neb.

100m1 signed

12.27

400m1 signed

58.27

800m2 signed

2:28.952:34.19

1600m1 signed

5:13.30

High Jump2 signed

1.70m1.57m

Pole Vault3 signed

3.81m3.56m3.45m

Long Jump1 signed

5.78m

Shot Put1 signed

12.93m

Discus1 signed

41.44m

Javelin1 signed

44.12m

Members see who each of these 28 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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More MIAA recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Missouri Southern recruits against.

D2 standards for the events Missouri Southern signs

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

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