Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

St Benedict

What it actually takes to run at St Benedict

NCAA Division III · MIAC · MN

St Benedict signed 21 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?”

St Benedict is a 1,370-student private campus in Saint Joseph, MN and competes in the MIAC. Balder-Lanoue, Robin leads a staff of 6 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.

St Benedict, by the numbers

Division
NCAA Division III
Conference
MIAC
Campus
Saint Joseph, MN
Enrollment
1,370 students

Private institution

T&F operating budget
$50K (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
5:48.895 signees
400mSprints
1:02.604 signees
3200mDistance
12:25.814 signees

+9 more events with real signee standards — 800m, 200m, Long Jump, Discus, Shot Put, 100m, Triple Jump, 100m Hurdles, High Jump

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

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Who recruits for St Benedict

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

  • Balder-Lanoue, RobinHead Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach - DistanceDistance
  • Sarah OprondekHead Track and Field Coach
  • Bradley, KevinAssistant Track Coach - SprintsSprints & Hurdles
  • Eidelbes, ErinnAssistant Coach
  • Madeline HildrethTrack and Field Student Manager
  • Pollack, JohnAssistant Track and Field Coach

The full St Benedict coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in St Benedict's 2025-26 class

16 of the 21 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 5 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.

Women's class · 16 signed
100m1 signed
13.05
400m2 signed
59.921:00.72
800m2 signed
2:31.712:42.10
1600m4 signed
5:23.145:35.515:48.896:20.21
High Jump1 signed
1.57m
Long Jump1 signed
5.21m
Triple Jump2 signed
11.17m10.46m
Shot Put2 signed
9.41m9.00m
Discus1 signed
35.84m

Members see who each of these 16 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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D3 standards for the events St Benedict signs

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

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