Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Norfolk State

What it actually takes to run at Norfolk State

NCAA Division I · MEAC · VA

Every mark below belongs to someone Norfolk State actually signed for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee — 19 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Norfolk State is a 5,510-student public campus in Norfolk, VA and competes in the MEAC. Ernest Barrett leads a staff of 6 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 Norfolk State program

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
MEAC
Campus
Norfolk, VA
Enrollment
5,510 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$971K men · $906K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

200mSprints
21.682 signees
100mSprints
10.591 signee
400mSprints
47.391 signee
1600mDistance
4:13.891 signee
3200mDistance
9:22.281 signee
800mDistance
1:54.161 signee
High JumpJumps
2.06m1 signee

Women's standards

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

200mSprints
24.634 signees
100mSprints
12.073 signees
400mSprints
56.283 signees
Long JumpJumps
5.54m2 signees
Triple JumpJumps
11.42m2 signees
100m HurdlesHurdles
15.721 signee
300m HurdlesHurdles
44.351 signee
800mDistance
2:19.501 signee
Pole VaultJumps
3.20m1 signee

Who recruits for Norfolk State

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: jumps and vault, throws.

  • Ernest BarrettAssociate Head Coach
  • Harry FreemanSpecial Assistant to the Director of Track & Field Programs
  • Kenneth GilesDirector of Track & Field Programs CoachGiles1
  • Ashanti MatthewsAssistant Coach (Jumps)Jumps
  • Brian TrioletAssistant Coach (Pole Vaulters)Jumps
  • Daiysa BurrellAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws

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

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

13 of the 19 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 6 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 · 4 signed

Signed out of: N.C. · Mich. · Md. · Pa.

100m1 signed
10.59
400m1 signed
47.39
800m1 signed
1:54.16
High Jump1 signed
2.06m
Women's class · 9 signed

Signed out of: Md. · Pa. · Va. · Ga.

100m1 signed
12.12
200m1 signed
24.48
400m2 signed
54.9356.39
800m1 signed
2:19.50
100m Hurdles1 signed
15.72
Pole Vault1 signed
3.20m
Long Jump1 signed
5.27m
Triple Jump1 signed
12.27m

Members see who each of these 13 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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D1 standards for the events Norfolk State signs

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

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