Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Smith
NCAA Division III · NEWMAC · MA
Smith signed 6 athletes for 2025-26. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”
Smith is a 2,544-student private campus in Northampton, MA and competes in the NEWMAC. Jack Wood leads a staff of 10 covering 2 event groups.
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.
Smith, by the numbers
- Division
- NCAA Division III
- Conference
- NEWMAC
- Campus
- Northampton, MA
- Enrollment
- 2,544 students
Private institution
Women's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
Who recruits for Smith
As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault.
- Jack WoodDirector of Cross Country / Track & Field TCNJDistance
- Sear, MollyHead Track & Field Coach Ithaca
- Anders LarsonAssistant Coach Connecticut College
- Carrie BurrAssistant Coach Maine Farmington
- Dr. Peter A. de VilliersVolunteer Assistant Coach/Faculty Liaison
- Kora MalecekAssistant Coach Illinois
- Lila GilmerAssistant Coach Colorado College
- Melita-Marie RoachfordAssistant Coach West Georgia
- Riska, KurtPole Vault CoachJumps
- Valerie LynchVolunteer Assistant Coach
The full Smith coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.
Every mark Smith signed — the whole 2025-26 class
6 athletes, and the high-school mark each one was signed on. Not a published standard, not an estimate, not a sample — every signing, every event. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.
Members see who each of these 6 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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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 NEWMAC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Smith recruits against.
D3 standards for the events Smith signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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