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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:36.89, with the class ranging 4:31.63 – 4:43.81 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Southern Arkansas competes in the GAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10:16.79, with the class ranging 9:40.92 – 10:17.45 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Southern Arkansas competes in the GAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:11.73, with the class ranging 2:06.68 – 2:21.79 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Southern Arkansas competes in the GAC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.25, with the class ranging 11.25 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Southern Arkansas competes in the GAC.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 22.84, with the class ranging 22.84 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Southern Arkansas competes in the GAC.

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

The median high-school Long Jump mark of Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 6.34m, with the class ranging 6.34m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Southern Arkansas competes in the GAC.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Southern Arkansas

NCAA Division II · GAC · AR

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Southern Arkansas actually signed: 20 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Southern Arkansas is a 2,708-student public campus in Magnolia, AR and competes in the GAC.

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 Southern Arkansas program

Division: NCAA Division II
Conference: GAC
Campus: Magnolia, AR
Enrollment: 2,708 students

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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

1600mDistance

4:36.89median signee

4:31.63 – 4:43.81class range

4:36.894 signees

3200mDistance

10:16.79median signee

9:40.92 – 10:17.45class range

10:16.793 signees

800mDistance

2:11.73median signee

2:06.68 – 2:21.79class range

2:11.733 signees

100mSprints

11.25median signee

11.25class range

11.251 signee

200mSprints

22.84median signee

22.84class range

22.841 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.34mmedian signee

6.34mclass range

6.34m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

12.90mmedian signee

12.90mclass range

12.90m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

12.53median signee

12.53class range

12.531 signee

200mSprints

26.59median signee

26.59class range

26.591 signee

DiscusThrows

44.30mmedian signee

44.30mclass range

44.30m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

11.26mmedian signee

11.26mclass range

11.26m1 signee

Who recruits for Southern Arkansas

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

Bowlin, JamesHead M/W Cross Country and Track & Field CoachDistance
Cunningham, KenAssistant Track & Field Coach
Orzolek, StevenAssistant Track & Field Coach
Queen, LeoAssistant Track & Field Coach

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

Every verified mark in Southern Arkansas's 2025-26 class

7 of the 20 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 13 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 · 5 signed

100m1 signed

11.25

1600m2 signed

4:36.204:37.58

3200m2 signed

9:40.9210:16.79

Women's class · 2 signed

100m1 signed

12.53

Discus1 signed

44.30m

Members see who each of these 7 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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More GAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Southern Arkansas recruits against.

D2 standards for the events Southern Arkansas signs

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

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