Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

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
- T&F operating budget
- $971K men · $906K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.
Women's standards
American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.
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.
Signed out of: N.C. · Mich. · Md. · Pa.
Signed out of: Md. · Pa. · Va. · Ga.
Members see who each of these 13 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class
Where do YOUR marks fit?
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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.
Virginia permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Virginia NIL rules →
More MEAC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Norfolk State recruits against.
D1 standards for the events Norfolk State signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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