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

The median high-school 100m mark of Samford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.54, with the class ranging 10.28 – 11.56 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Samford competes in the SoCon.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Samford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.31, with the class ranging 20.87 – 22.17 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Samford competes in the SoCon.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Samford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 48.88, with the class ranging 48.12 – 52.02 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Samford competes in the SoCon.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Samford's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:16.93, with the class ranging 2:15.30 – 2:17.05 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Samford competes in the SoCon.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Samford's 2025-26 American women's signees was 14.67, with the class ranging 12.03 – 17.31 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Samford competes in the SoCon.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Samford (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Samford's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:04.64, with the class ranging 5:03.34 – 5:05.94 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Samford competes in the SoCon.

Who is the head track and field coach at Samford?

Rod Tiffin (Head Track and Field Coach/Director of Cross Country) leads the Samford track & field program. Rod Tiffin leads a staff of 8 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Samford

NCAA Division I · SoCon · AL

Every mark below belongs to someone Samford actually signed for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee — 29 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Samford is a 3,832-student private campus in Birmingham, AL and competes in the SoCon. Rod Tiffin leads a staff of 8 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 Samford program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: SoCon
Campus: Birmingham, AL
Enrollment: 3,832 students
T&F operating budget: $1.1M men · $1.4M 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

10.54median signee

10.28 – 11.56class range

10.545 signees

200mSprints

21.31median signee

20.87 – 22.17class range

21.314 signees

400mSprints

48.88median signee

48.12 – 52.02class range

48.883 signees

+12 more events with real signee standards — 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 1600m, 3200m, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, Discus, Javelin, Shot Put

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:16.93median signee

2:15.30 – 2:17.05class range

2:16.933 signees

100mSprints

14.67median signee

12.03 – 17.31class range

14.672 signees

1600mDistance

5:04.64median signee

5:03.34 – 5:05.94class range

5:04.642 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, Discus, Shot Put

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Who recruits for Samford

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, throws.

Rod TiffinHead Track and Field Coach/Director of Cross CountryDistance
Wes PenberthyHead Cross Country Coach / Distance Track CoachDistance
Daffin, HannahAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Diggs, JakeAssistant Sprint CoachSprints & Hurdles
Emily Edwards PenberthyAssistant Distance CoachDistance
Esslinger, TomAssistant Coach
Maddie EdwardsGraduate Assistant
Reidinger, EllenStudent Assistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in Samford's 2025-26 class

18 of the 29 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 11 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 · 9 signed

Signed out of: Ala. · Ga. · Tenn.

100m2 signed

10.2810.41

400m1 signed

48.12

800m1 signed

1:54.78

1600m1 signed

4:18.29

High Jump1 signed

1.85m

Long Jump1 signed

7.43m

Triple Jump1 signed

13.32m

Javelin1 signed

60.91m

Women's class · 9 signed · 8 American shown

Signed out of: Ala. · La. · Ga. · Tenn. · Tennessee · Md.

100m2 signed

12.0317.31

800m2 signed

2:15.302:17.05

1600m1 signed

5:03.34

Pole Vault1 signed

3.51m

Triple Jump1 signed

12.12m

Shot Put1 signed

12.83m

+ 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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Treat this as a snapshot of one signing class, not a fixed cutoff — it changes every cycle. Coaches also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots, so landing in range opens a conversation rather than settling one.

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More SoCon recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Samford recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Samford signs

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

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