Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

What it actually takes to run at UNC Asheville
NCAA Division I · Big South · NC
These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 18 athletes UNC Asheville actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”
UNC Asheville is a 2,907-student public campus in Asheville, NC and competes in the Big South. Adam Puett leads a staff of 4 covering 2 event groups.
“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.
UNC Asheville program snapshot
- Division
- NCAA Division I
- Conference
- Big South
- Campus
- Asheville, NC
- Enrollment
- 2,907 students
- T&F operating budget
- $442K men · $453K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.
+10 more events with real signee standards — 400m, Discus, 1600m, 110m Hurdles, 3200m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin
Members see every event UNC Asheville signed, the full recruiting class with names and marks, program budgets, and coach contacts.
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US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.
Who recruits for UNC Asheville
The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, throws.
- Adam PuettDirector of Cross Country and Track & FieldDistance
- Jason CerilliJason Cerilli Assistant Coach - Cross Country/Track & FieldDistance
- Kim CannonKim Cannon Assistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
- Neil YoungAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country CoachDistance
The full UNC Asheville coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.
Where do YOUR marks fit?
BeastMatch scores your PRs against the actual signing history of every college program — UNC Asheville and 980+ more — in seconds. Free, no account needed.
Standards reflect the program’s most recent signing class and shift every cycle. Recruiting decisions also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots — a mark inside the range is a conversation, not a guarantee.
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Real signee marks for the programs UNC Asheville recruits against.
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