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

The median high-school 1600m mark of South Florida's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:17.11, with the class ranging 4:09.80 – 4:18.00 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. South Florida competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of South Florida's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:10.06, with the class ranging 9:09.29 – 9:10.82 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. South Florida competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of South Florida's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:52.43, with the class ranging 1:52.18 – 1:52.68 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. South Florida competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of South Florida's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.28, with the class ranging 21.28 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. South Florida competes in the AAC.

What High Jump mark do you need to get recruited by South Florida (men's)?

The median high-school High Jump mark of South Florida's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2.00m, with the class ranging 2.00m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. South Florida competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school Long Jump mark of South Florida's 2025-26 American men's signees was 7.36m, with the class ranging 7.36m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. South Florida competes in the AAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at South Florida?

Erik Jenkins (Director of Track & Field and Cross Country) leads the South Florida track & field program. Erik Jenkins leads a staff of 10 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at South Florida

NCAA Division I · AAC · FL

No published standards, no estimates — this is what South Florida actually signed: 21 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 2 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.

South Florida is a 37,269-student public campus in Tampa, FL and competes in the AAC. Erik Jenkins leads a staff of 10 covering 4 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 South Florida program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: AAC
Campus: Tampa, FL
Enrollment: 37,269 students
T&F operating budget: $1.6M men · $1.8M women

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:17.11median signee

4:09.80 – 4:18.00class range

4:17.113 signees

3200mDistance

9:10.06median signee

9:09.29 – 9:10.82class range

9:10.062 signees

800mDistance

1:52.43median signee

1:52.18 – 1:52.68class range

1:52.432 signees

200mSprints

21.28median signee

21.28class range

21.281 signee

High JumpJumps

2.00mmedian signee

2.00mclass range

2.00m1 signee

Long JumpJumps

7.36mmedian signee

7.36mclass range

7.36m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

15.42mmedian signee

15.42mclass range

15.42m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

200mSprints

24.21median signee

23.84 – 25.06class range

24.215 signees

100mSprints

11.80median signee

11.74 – 11.84class range

11.803 signees

400mSprints

56.27median signee

54.79 – 57.42class range

56.273 signees

1600mDistance

5:02.14median signee

4:50.41 – 5:15.17class range

5:02.143 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.78mmedian signee

6.00m – 5.77mclass range

5.78m3 signees

300m HurdlesHurdles

43.13median signee

42.80 – 43.45class range

43.132 signees

3200mDistance

10:59.75median signee

10:53.42 – 11:06.09class range

10:59.752 signees

800mDistance

2:12.53median signee

2:09.85 – 2:15.21class range

2:12.532 signees

Pole VaultJumps

3.91mmedian signee

3.96m – 3.85mclass range

3.91m2 signees

Triple JumpJumps

11.95mmedian signee

12.37m – 11.54mclass range

11.95m2 signees

100m HurdlesHurdles

13.97median signee

13.97class range

13.971 signee

High JumpJumps

1.75mmedian signee

1.75mclass range

1.75m1 signee

DiscusThrows

45.59mmedian signee

45.59mclass range

45.59m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

13.97mmedian signee

13.97mclass range

13.97m1 signee

Who recruits for South Florida

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, combined events.

Erik JenkinsDirector of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Id-Deen, AbigiAssociate Head Coach
Marsh, DonSpecial Advisor to the Head Coach
Carlton Rice, Ed.D.Sport Administrator
Craig DickinsonVolunteer Assistant Coach (Jumps/Distance)Jumps
Henry, RemuroAssistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator
Kevkhishvili-Machavariani, MariamiAssistant Coach
Kia Id-DeenSprints & Hurdles SpecialistSprints & Hurdles
Nicolosi, TonyAssistant Coach
Wright, JataviaAssistant Coach (Multis and High Jump)Multis

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

Every verified mark in South Florida's 2025-26 class

19 of the 21 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 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: Ga. · Fla. · Pa. · N.J.

200m1 signed

21.28

800m1 signed

1:52.18

1600m1 signed

4:09.80

3200m1 signed

9:10.82

Triple Jump1 signed

15.42m

+ 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.

Women's class · 13 signed · 12 American shown

Signed out of: Va. · Minn. · Tenn. · Fla. · Mich. · Ga. · +4 more

200m2 signed

23.8424.21

400m1 signed

54.79

800m1 signed

2:09.85

3200m2 signed

10:53.4211:06.09

100m Hurdles1 signed

13.97

High Jump1 signed

1.75m

Pole Vault2 signed

3.96m3.85m

Long Jump1 signed

6.00m

Shot Put1 signed

13.97m

+ 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 19 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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