What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by UAB (women's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of UAB's 2025-26 American women's signees was 38.78m, with the class ranging 44.29m – 36.80m across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UAB competes in the AAC.

What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by UAB (women's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of UAB's 2025-26 American women's signees was 10.80m, with the class ranging 12.35m – 9.10m across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UAB competes in the AAC.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by UAB (women's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of UAB's 2025-26 American women's signees was 59.32, with the class ranging 57.91 – 1:01.14 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UAB competes in the AAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at UAB?

Kurt Thomas (Women's Track and Field Head Coach) leads the UAB track & field program. Kurt Thomas leads a staff of 5 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at UAB

NCAA Division I · AAC · AL

Every mark below belongs to someone UAB actually signed for 2025-26 — including 2 international signees — 17 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

UAB is a 12,382-student public campus in Birmingham, AL and competes in the AAC. Kurt Thomas leads a staff of 5 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 UAB program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: AAC
Campus: Birmingham, AL
Enrollment: 12,382 students
T&F operating budget: $1.1M (women)

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

DiscusThrows

38.78mmedian signee

44.29m – 36.80mclass range

38.78m5 signees

Shot PutThrows

10.80mmedian signee

12.35m – 9.10mclass range

10.80m4 signees

400mSprints

59.32median signee

57.91 – 1:01.14class range

59.323 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 1600m, 3200m, 800m, 200m, 300m Hurdles, Pole Vault

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Who recruits for UAB

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Kurt ThomasWomen's Track and Field Head Coach
Travis PopeHead Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field CoachDistance
Brad SmithAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps
Kameren MorganAssistant Coach: ThrowsThrows
Muna LeeAssistant Coach: Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles

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

Every verified mark in UAB's 2025-26 class

13 of the 17 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 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 · 13 signed · 12 American shown

Signed out of: NY · Ala. · Ga. · Tenn. · Colo. · Mo. · +2 more

400m1 signed

57.91

800m2 signed

2:19.422:20.51

3200m3 signed

11:29.2211:33.5611:42.35

Pole Vault1 signed

3.80m

Shot Put1 signed

11.54m

Discus4 signed

44.29m39.96m38.78m36.80m

+ 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.

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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 AAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs UAB recruits against.

D1 standards for the events UAB signs

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

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