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

The median high-school 800m mark of Montana Tech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:59.88, with the class ranging 1:54.47 – 2:12.16 across 7 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Montana Tech competes in the Frontier.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Montana Tech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 51.22, with the class ranging 49.68 – 55.32 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Montana Tech competes in the Frontier.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Montana Tech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.16, with the class ranging 10.76 – 11.85 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Montana Tech competes in the Frontier.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Montana Tech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:34.67, with the class ranging 4:18.63 – 4:50.76 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Montana Tech competes in the Frontier.

What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by Montana Tech (men's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Montana Tech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.87m, with the class ranging 16.62m – 14.35m across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Montana Tech competes in the Frontier.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Montana Tech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 22.86, with the class ranging 22.51 – 23.97 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Montana Tech competes in the Frontier.

Who is the head track and field coach at Montana Tech?

Merrifield, Chuck (Head Track & Field Coach) leads the Montana Tech track & field program. Merrifield, Chuck leads a staff of 3 covering 2 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Montana Tech

NAIA · Frontier · MT

Every mark below belongs to someone Montana Tech actually signed for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee — 36 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Montana Tech is a 1,625-student public campus in Butte, MT and competes in the Frontier. Merrifield, Chuck leads a staff of 3 covering 2 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 Montana Tech program

Division: NAIA
Conference: Frontier
Campus: Butte, MT
Enrollment: 1,625 students
T&F operating budget: $379K men · $126K women

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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

800mDistance

1:59.88median signee

1:54.47 – 2:12.16class range

1:59.887 signees

400mSprints

51.22median signee

49.68 – 55.32class range

51.226 signees

100mSprints

11.16median signee

10.76 – 11.85class range

11.165 signees

1600mDistance

4:34.67median signee

4:18.63 – 4:50.76class range

4:34.674 signees

Shot PutThrows

14.87mmedian signee

16.62m – 14.35mclass range

14.87m4 signees

200mSprints

22.86median signee

22.51 – 23.97class range

22.863 signees

3200mDistance

10:24.81median signee

9:35.76 – 10:44.39class range

10:24.813 signees

300m HurdlesHurdles

40.65median signee

40.47 – 40.83class range

40.652 signees

High JumpJumps

1.97mmedian signee

2.06m – 1.88mclass range

1.97m2 signees

JavelinThrows

48.23mmedian signee

56.72m – 39.75mclass range

48.23m2 signees

110m HurdlesHurdles

15.89median signee

15.89class range

15.891 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.35mmedian signee

6.35mclass range

6.35m1 signee

DiscusThrows

55.22mmedian signee

55.22mclass range

55.22m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:25.93median signee

2:19.42 – 2:40.12class range

2:25.937 signees

1600mDistance

5:28.83median signee

5:18.28 – 5:36.76class range

5:28.836 signees

3200mDistance

11:55.36median signee

11:49.31 – 12:30.06class range

11:55.364 signees

100mSprints

12.55median signee

12.38 – 12.73class range

12.552 signees

200mSprints

26.63median signee

26.52 – 26.74class range

26.632 signees

400mSprints

1:02.17median signee

1:01.13 – 1:03.20class range

1:02.172 signees

JavelinThrows

37.22mmedian signee

39.80m – 34.65mclass range

37.22m2 signees

High JumpJumps

1.57mmedian signee

1.57mclass range

1.57m1 signee

Long JumpJumps

5.42mmedian signee

5.42mclass range

5.42m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

10.93mmedian signee

10.93mclass range

10.93m1 signee

Who recruits for Montana Tech

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

Merrifield, ChuckHead Track & Field Coach
Sundberg, JacobHead Cross Country/Assistant Track & Field CoachDistance
Johnson, FelishaAssistant Track & Field Coach - ThrowsThrows

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

Every verified mark in Montana Tech's 2025-26 class

33 of the 36 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 · 20 signed

Signed out of: Mont. · Wash.

100m3 signed

10.7611.1411.16

400m1 signed

50.70

800m4 signed

1:54.471:58.911:59.792:03.75

1600m2 signed

4:18.634:50.76

300m Hurdles1 signed

40.47

High Jump2 signed

2.06m1.88m

Long Jump1 signed

6.35m

Shot Put3 signed

15.33m14.40m14.35m

Discus1 signed

55.22m

Javelin2 signed

56.72m39.75m

Women's class · 13 signed · 12 American shown

Signed out of: Mont. · Wyo. · Wash.

100m1 signed

12.38

800m5 signed

2:19.422:25.872:25.932:26.832:27.39

1600m1 signed

5:18.28

3200m1 signed

11:51.81

High Jump1 signed

1.57m

Long Jump1 signed

5.42m

Javelin2 signed

39.80m34.65m

+ 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.

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