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

The median high-school 1600m mark of MIT's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:18.75, with the class ranging 4:13.83 – 4:27.36 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. MIT competes in the NEWMAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of MIT's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:18.50, with the class ranging 9:02.08 – 9:28.26 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. MIT competes in the NEWMAC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of MIT's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.80, with the class ranging 10.58 – 11.06 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. MIT competes in the NEWMAC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of MIT's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:03.60, with the class ranging 5:01.72 – 5:13.24 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. MIT competes in the NEWMAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of MIT's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:15.37, with the class ranging 2:14.37 – 2:18.51 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. MIT competes in the NEWMAC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of MIT's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.88, with the class ranging 12.59 – 13.15 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. MIT competes in the NEWMAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at MIT?

Dan Schuman (Cross Country Head Coach) leads the MIT track & field program. Dan Schuman leads a staff of 14 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at MIT

NCAA Division III · NEWMAC · MA

Every mark below belongs to someone MIT actually signed for 2025-26 — 29 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

MIT is a 4,535-student private campus in Cambridge, MA and competes in the NEWMAC. Dan Schuman leads a staff of 14 covering 3 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 MIT program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: NEWMAC
Campus: Cambridge, MA
Enrollment: 4,535 students

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:18.75median signee

4:13.83 – 4:27.36class range

4:18.755 signees

3200mDistance

9:18.50median signee

9:02.08 – 9:28.26class range

9:18.505 signees

100mSprints

10.80median signee

10.58 – 11.06class range

10.804 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 800m, Javelin, Pole Vault, Discus, Shot Put

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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

5:03.60median signee

5:01.72 – 5:13.24class range

5:03.604 signees

800mDistance

2:15.37median signee

2:14.37 – 2:18.51class range

2:15.374 signees

100mSprints

12.88median signee

12.59 – 13.15class range

12.883 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 3200m, 400m, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Javelin

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Who recruits for MIT

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault.

Dan SchumanCross Country Head CoachDistance
Julie HeydeDirector of Track and Field and Cross Country; Track and Field Head CoachDistance
Todd LinderAssociate Head Coach
Alexis BoykinVolunteer Assistant Coach
Ben WaruchAssistant Coach / Sports Performance Assistant
Christina CrowVolunteer Assistant Coach
Ella WhinneyAssistant Coach
Hannah JacksonVolunteer Assistant Coach - SprintsSprints & Hurdles
Jake CobbAssistant Coach
Lance NichollsAssistant Coach
Liam AckermanAssistant Coach - Pole VaultJumps
Olivia DiasVolunteer Assistant Coach
Walter TruittVolunteer Assistant Coach
Ziyad HassanVolunteer Assistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in MIT's 2025-26 class

26 of the 29 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 · 15 signed

100m2 signed

10.5811.06

200m2 signed

21.7321.79

400m1 signed

50.58

800m1 signed

1:59.03

1600m1 signed

4:13.83

3200m4 signed

9:02.089:18.509:18.889:28.26

Pole Vault1 signed

3.96m

Shot Put1 signed

16.04m

Javelin2 signed

50.99m46.89m

Women's class · 11 signed

400m1 signed

58.35

800m3 signed

2:14.372:14.422:16.31

3200m3 signed

10:35.9410:55.4311:02.09

Pole Vault1 signed

2.90m

Long Jump2 signed

5.52m5.44m

Javelin1 signed

41.89m

Members see who each of these 26 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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More NEWMAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs MIT recruits against.

D3 standards for the events MIT signs

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

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