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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 American men's signees was 5:01.03, with the class ranging 4:12.44 – 5:25.75 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mount Vernon Nazarene competes in the Crossroads.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Mount Vernon Nazarene (men's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:10.33, with the class ranging 1:59.23 – 2:27.07 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mount Vernon Nazarene competes in the Crossroads.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Mount Vernon Nazarene (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 American men's signees was 24.37, with the class ranging 24.37 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mount Vernon Nazarene competes in the Crossroads.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:10.21, with the class ranging 9:10.21 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mount Vernon Nazarene competes in the Crossroads.

What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by Mount Vernon Nazarene (men's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 American men's signees was 40.18m, with the class ranging 40.18m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mount Vernon Nazarene competes in the Crossroads.

What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by Mount Vernon Nazarene (men's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.27m, with the class ranging 14.27m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Mount Vernon Nazarene competes in the Crossroads.

Who is the head track and field coach at Mount Vernon Nazarene?

Simon Taylor (Head Coach) leads the Mount Vernon Nazarene track & field program. Simon Taylor leads a staff of 5 covering 2 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Mount Vernon Nazarene

NAIA · Crossroads · OH

Mount Vernon Nazarene signed 18 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?”

Mount Vernon Nazarene is a 1,941-student private campus in Mount Vernon, OH and competes in the Crossroads. Simon Taylor leads a staff of 5 covering 2 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.

Mount Vernon Nazarene, by the numbers

Division: NAIA
Conference: Crossroads
Campus: Mount Vernon, OH
Enrollment: 1,941 students
T&F operating budget: $372K men · $243K 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

5:01.03median signee

4:12.44 – 5:25.75class range

5:01.033 signees

800mDistance

2:10.33median signee

1:59.23 – 2:27.07class range

2:10.333 signees

200mSprints

24.37median signee

24.37class range

24.371 signee

3200mDistance

9:10.21median signee

9:10.21class range

9:10.211 signee

DiscusThrows

40.18mmedian signee

40.18mclass range

40.18m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

14.27mmedian signee

14.27mclass range

14.27m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

1:08.34median signee

1:04.92 – 1:08.55class range

1:08.343 signees

100mSprints

12.55median signee

12.55class range

12.551 signee

200mSprints

26.21median signee

26.21class range

26.211 signee

100m HurdlesHurdles

15.62median signee

15.62class range

15.621 signee

300m HurdlesHurdles

44.43median signee

44.43class range

44.431 signee

1600mDistance

5:37.13median signee

5:37.13class range

5:37.131 signee

3200mDistance

12:19.46median signee

12:19.46class range

12:19.461 signee

800mDistance

2:33.56median signee

2:33.56class range

2:33.561 signee

Who recruits for Mount Vernon Nazarene

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, jumps and vault.

Simon TaylorHead Coach
Bryce WilesSprints Coach / Graduate AssistantSprints & Hurdles
Jaden HaldemanHurdles CoachSprints & Hurdles
Mike RyderJumps CoachJumps
Shawn MorganSprints CoachSprints & Hurdles

Every Mount Vernon Nazarene coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every verified mark in Mount Vernon Nazarene's 2025-26 class

10 of the 18 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 8 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 · 5 signed

Signed out of: Ohio

200m1 signed

24.37

800m2 signed

2:10.332:27.07

1600m1 signed

4:12.44

Shot Put1 signed

14.27m

Women's class · 5 signed

Signed out of: Ohio · Missouri

100m1 signed

12.55

400m1 signed

1:08.55

1600m1 signed

5:37.13

3200m1 signed

12:19.46

300m Hurdles1 signed

44.43

Members see who each of these 10 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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NAIA standards for the events Mount Vernon Nazarene signs

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