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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Union KY's 2025-26 American men's signees was 5:03.03, with the class ranging 5:03.03 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Union KY competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Union KY's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11:16.96, with the class ranging 11:16.96 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Union KY competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Union KY's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:21.11, with the class ranging 2:21.11 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Union KY competes in the AAC.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Union KY (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Union KY's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:45.41, with the class ranging 5:45.41 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Union KY competes in the AAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Union KY?

Payton Ellison (Head Coach) leads the Union KY track & field program. Payton Ellison leads a staff of 2.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Union KY

NAIA · AAC · KY

Union KY signed 24 athletes for 2025-26 — including 2 international signees. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Union KY is a 970-student private campus in Barbourville, KY and competes in the AAC. Payton Ellison leads a staff of 2.

“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.

Union KY program snapshot

Division: NAIA
Conference: AAC
Campus: Barbourville, KY
Enrollment: 970 students

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:03.03median signee

5:03.03class range

5:03.031 signee

3200mDistance

11:16.96median signee

11:16.96class range

11:16.961 signee

800mDistance

2:21.11median signee

2:21.11class range

2:21.111 signee

Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:45.41median signee

5:45.41class range

5:45.411 signee

Who recruits for Union KY

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page.

Payton EllisonHead Coach
Byron KramerAssistant Coach

The full Union KY coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Union KY's 2025-26 class

2 of the 24 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 22 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 · 1 signed

Signed out of: Ky.

1600m1 signed

5:03.03

Women's class · 1 signed

Signed out of: Ky.

1600m1 signed

5:45.41

Members see who each of these 2 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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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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Real signee marks for the programs Union KY recruits against.

NAIA standards for the events Union KY signs

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