Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

SMU

What it actually takes to run at SMU

NCAA Division I · ACC · TX

SMU signed 11 athletes for 2025-26 — including 5 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?”

SMU is a 7,115-student public campus in Dallas, TX and competes in the ACC. A'Havahla Haynes leads a staff of 8 covering 4 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.

SMU program snapshot

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
ACC
Campus
Dallas, TX
Enrollment
7,115 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$3.4M (women)

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Women's standards

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

1600mDistance
4:56.363 signees
3200mDistance
10:31.983 signees
100mSprints
12.121 signee

+5 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump

The complete picture is members-only: every event SMU signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Who recruits for SMU

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

  • A'Havahla HaynesHead Coach
  • Ashley MortAssistant Coach -- MultisMultis
  • Austin BrobstAssistant Coach - Jumps / Director of RecruitingJumps
  • Kylie VlkAssistant Athletic Trainer (Track & Field)
  • Leo SettleAssistant Coach -- Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysSprints & Hurdles
  • Leoni MierswaGraduate Assistant
  • Noah BeveridgeAssistant Coach -- DistanceDistance
  • Owens, BridgetteDirector of Operations/Assistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles

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

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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