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

The median high-school 100m mark of Northwestern State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.21, with the class ranging 10.21 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Northwestern State competes in the Southland.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Northwestern State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 20.89, with the class ranging 20.89 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Northwestern State competes in the Southland.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Northwestern State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:57.61, with the class ranging 4:57.61 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Northwestern State competes in the Southland.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Northwestern State (men's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Northwestern State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11:13.10, with the class ranging 11:13.10 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Northwestern State competes in the Southland.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Northwestern State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:11.75, with the class ranging 2:11.75 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Northwestern State competes in the Southland.

What Long Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Northwestern State (men's)?

The median high-school Long Jump mark of Northwestern State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 7.14m, with the class ranging 7.14m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Northwestern State competes in the Southland.

Who is the head track and field coach at Northwestern State?

Adam Pennington (Associate Head Coach - Sprints and Hurdles Coach_AdamP) leads the Northwestern State track & field program. Adam Pennington leads a staff of 7 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Northwestern State

NCAA Division I · Southland · LA

Every mark below belongs to someone Northwestern State actually signed for 2025-26 — including 2 international signees — 11 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Northwestern State is a 7,898-student public campus in Natchitoches, LA and competes in the Southland. Adam Pennington leads a staff of 7 covering 3 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 Northwestern State program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Southland
Campus: Natchitoches, LA
Enrollment: 7,898 students
T&F operating budget: $656K men · $822K women

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

10.21median signee

10.21class range

10.211 signee

200mSprints

20.89median signee

20.89class range

20.891 signee

1600mDistance

4:57.61median signee

4:57.61class range

4:57.611 signee

3200mDistance

11:13.10median signee

11:13.10class range

11:13.101 signee

800mDistance

2:11.75median signee

2:11.75class range

2:11.751 signee

Long JumpJumps

7.14mmedian signee

7.14mclass range

7.14m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

15.16mmedian signee

15.16mclass range

15.16m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

Pole VaultJumps

3.35mmedian signee

3.35m – 3.35mclass range

3.35m2 signees

200mSprints

27.48median signee

27.48class range

27.481 signee

400mSprints

1:01.94median signee

1:01.94class range

1:01.941 signee

800mDistance

2:28.49median signee

2:28.49class range

2:28.491 signee

High JumpJumps

1.70mmedian signee

1.70mclass range

1.70m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

11.70mmedian signee

11.70mclass range

11.70m1 signee

DiscusThrows

20.32mmedian signee

20.32mclass range

20.32m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

6.10mmedian signee

6.10mclass range

6.10m1 signee

Who recruits for Northwestern State

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, throws, combined events.

Adam PenningtonAssociate Head Coach - Sprints and Hurdles Coach_AdamPSprints & Hurdles
Mike HeimermanHead Coach - ThrowsThrows
Alex WillsAssistant Coach
Diamante GumbsVolunteer Throws CoachThrows
Djimon GumbsVolunteer Throws CoachThrows
Junior CharlesVolunteer Sprints CoachSprints & Hurdles
Raven-Symone JarrettGraduate Assistant Multis CoachMultis

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

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

8 of the 11 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 · 3 signed

Signed out of: TX · LA

100m1 signed

10.21

800m1 signed

2:11.75

Triple Jump1 signed

15.16m

Women's class · 5 signed · 4 American shown

Signed out of: La. · Texas · LA

800m1 signed

2:28.49

High Jump1 signed

1.70m

Pole Vault2 signed

3.35m3.35m

+ 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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Real signee marks for the programs Northwestern State recruits against.

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