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

The median high-school 800m mark of Principia's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:04.13, with the class ranging 1:58.15 – 2:10.11 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Principia competes in the SLIAC.

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

The median high-school Discus mark of Principia's 2025-26 American men's signees was 36.86m, with the class ranging 38.01m – 35.72m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Principia competes in the SLIAC.

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

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Principia's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.39m, with the class ranging 11.42m – 11.37m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Principia competes in the SLIAC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Principia's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.24, with the class ranging 11.24 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Principia competes in the SLIAC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Principia's 2025-26 American men's signees was 22.58, with the class ranging 22.58 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Principia competes in the SLIAC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Principia's 2025-26 American men's signees was 56.71, with the class ranging 56.71 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Principia competes in the SLIAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Principia?

Emily Bay (Associate Head Coach, Cross Country and Track & Field) leads the Principia track & field program. Emily Bay leads a staff of 3 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Principia

NCAA Division III · SLIAC · IL

Principia signed 9 athletes for 2025-26 — including 3 international signees. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Principia is a 339-student private campus in Elsah, IL and competes in the SLIAC. Emily Bay leads a staff of 3 covering 1 event group.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

Principia program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: SLIAC
Campus: Elsah, IL
Enrollment: 339 students
T&F operating budget: $166K men · $142K 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

800mDistance

2:04.13median signee

1:58.15 – 2:10.11class range

2:04.132 signees

DiscusThrows

36.86mmedian signee

38.01m – 35.72mclass range

36.86m2 signees

Shot PutThrows

11.39mmedian signee

11.42m – 11.37mclass range

11.39m2 signees

100mSprints

11.24median signee

11.24class range

11.241 signee

200mSprints

22.58median signee

22.58class range

22.581 signee

400mSprints

56.71median signee

56.71class range

56.711 signee

1600mDistance

4:57.22median signee

4:57.22class range

4:57.221 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.55mmedian signee

6.55mclass range

6.55m1 signee

Who recruits for Principia

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.

Emily BayAssociate Head Coach, Cross Country and Track & FieldDistance
Justin HalleyHead Coach, Cross Country and Track & FieldDistance
Greg CrossAssistant Coach, Track & Field

Every Principia coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every verified mark in Principia's 2025-26 class

6 of the 9 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 · 6 signed · 5 American shown

Signed out of: CA · MO · IL

800m2 signed

1:58.152:10.11

Long Jump1 signed

6.55m

Discus2 signed

38.01m35.72m

+ 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.

Members see who each of these 6 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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More SLIAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Principia recruits against.

D3 standards for the events Principia signs

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

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