What 300m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by North Carolina Central (men's)?

The median high-school 300m Hurdles mark of North Carolina Central's 2025-26 American men's signees was 41.61, with the class ranging 39.07 – 44.14 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. North Carolina Central competes in the MEAC.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by North Carolina Central (men's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of North Carolina Central's 2025-26 American men's signees was 50.89, with the class ranging 50.89 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. North Carolina Central competes in the MEAC.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by North Carolina Central (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of North Carolina Central's 2025-26 American men's signees was 15.13, with the class ranging 15.13 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. North Carolina Central competes in the MEAC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by North Carolina Central (men's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of North Carolina Central's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:56.30, with the class ranging 1:56.30 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. North Carolina Central competes in the MEAC.

What Long Jump mark do you need to get recruited by North Carolina Central (men's)?

The median high-school Long Jump mark of North Carolina Central's 2025-26 American men's signees was 6.71m, with the class ranging 6.71m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. North Carolina Central competes in the MEAC.

What Triple Jump mark do you need to get recruited by North Carolina Central (men's)?

The median high-school Triple Jump mark of North Carolina Central's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.17m, with the class ranging 14.17m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. North Carolina Central competes in the MEAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at North Carolina Central?

Fabrienne Swepson (Interim Director of Track & Field - Throws McDougald-McLendon Arena, Room) leads the North Carolina Central track & field program. Fabrienne Swepson leads a staff of 4 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at North Carolina Central

NCAA Division I · MEAC · NC

North Carolina Central signed 14 athletes for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

North Carolina Central is a 5,973-student public campus in Durham, NC and competes in the MEAC. Fabrienne Swepson leads a staff of 4 covering 4 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.

North Carolina Central, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: MEAC
Campus: Durham, NC
Enrollment: 5,973 students
T&F operating budget: $458K men · $484K 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

300m HurdlesHurdles

41.61median signee

39.07 – 44.14class range

41.612 signees

400mSprints

50.89median signee

50.89class range

50.891 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

15.13median signee

15.13class range

15.131 signee

800mDistance

1:56.30median signee

1:56.30class range

1:56.301 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.71mmedian signee

6.71mclass range

6.71m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

14.17mmedian signee

14.17mclass range

14.17m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

200mSprints

26.30median signee

25.04 – 27.42class range

26.304 signees

100mSprints

12.73median signee

12.09 – 13.38class range

12.732 signees

400mSprints

58.65median signee

58.65class range

58.651 signee

Long JumpJumps

5.75mmedian signee

5.75mclass range

5.75m1 signee

DiscusThrows

35.51mmedian signee

35.51mclass range

35.51m1 signee

JavelinThrows

23.11mmedian signee

23.11mclass range

23.11m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

9.42mmedian signee

9.42mclass range

9.42m1 signee

Who recruits for North Carolina Central

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

Fabrienne SwepsonInterim Director of Track & Field - Throws McDougald-McLendon Arena, RoomThrows
Curtis PittmanAssistant Coach, Track & Field/Cross Country - Distance McDougald-McLendon Arena, RoomDistance
Marino DrakeAssistant Coach, Track & Field - Jumps McDougald-McLendon Arena, RoomJumps
Reggie BarnesAssistant Coach, Track & Field - Sprints/Hurdles McDougald-McLendon Arena, RoomSprints & Hurdles

Every North Carolina Central coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every verified mark in North Carolina Central's 2025-26 class

10 of the 14 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 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: NC

400m1 signed

50.89

800m1 signed

1:56.30

300m Hurdles2 signed

39.0744.14

Triple Jump1 signed

14.17m

Women's class · 5 signed

Signed out of: NC

200m3 signed

25.4127.2027.42

Long Jump1 signed

5.75m

Discus1 signed

35.51m

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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