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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Vanderbilt's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:05.36, with the class ranging 9:01.61 – 9:09.11 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Vanderbilt competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Vanderbilt's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:14.27, with the class ranging 4:14.27 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Vanderbilt competes in the SEC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Vanderbilt (women's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Vanderbilt's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11.32, with the class ranging 11.12 – 11.68 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Vanderbilt competes in the SEC.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Vanderbilt (women's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Vanderbilt's 2025-26 American women's signees was 23.53, with the class ranging 23.18 – 23.79 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Vanderbilt competes in the SEC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Vanderbilt's 2025-26 American women's signees was 56.18, with the class ranging 55.31 – 57.05 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Vanderbilt competes in the SEC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Vanderbilt (women's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Vanderbilt's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:11.30, with the class ranging 2:10.54 – 2:12.05 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Vanderbilt competes in the SEC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Vanderbilt?

Althea Thomas (Director of Cross Country • Track and Field) leads the Vanderbilt track & field program. Althea Thomas leads a staff of 11 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Vanderbilt

NCAA Division I · SEC · TN

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 11 athletes Vanderbilt actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 1 international signee. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Vanderbilt is a 7,152-student private campus in Nashville, TN and competes in the SEC. Althea Thomas leads a staff of 11 covering 5 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.

Vanderbilt, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: SEC
Campus: Nashville, TN
Enrollment: 7,152 students
T&F operating budget: $550K men · $5.1M women

Distance only. Vanderbilt sponsors men's cross country without a full outdoor track program. Sprint, jump, throw and multi-event athletes are not recruited here.

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Men's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

3200mDistance

9:05.36median signee

9:01.61 – 9:09.11class range

9:05.362 signees

1600mDistance

4:14.27median signee

4:14.27class range

4:14.271 signee

Women's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

11.32median signee

11.12 – 11.68class range

11.324 signees

200mSprints

23.53median signee

23.18 – 23.79class range

23.534 signees

400mSprints

56.18median signee

55.31 – 57.05class range

56.182 signees

800mDistance

2:11.30median signee

2:10.54 – 2:12.05class range

2:11.302 signees

High JumpJumps

1.73mmedian signee

1.78m – 1.69mclass range

1.73m2 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.96mmedian signee

6.21m – 5.70mclass range

5.96m2 signees

100m HurdlesHurdles

13.97median signee

13.97class range

13.971 signee

1600mDistance

4:59.20median signee

4:59.20class range

4:59.201 signee

3200mDistance

10:22.18median signee

10:22.18class range

10:22.181 signee

Triple JumpJumps

12.52mmedian signee

12.52mclass range

12.52m1 signee

Who recruits for Vanderbilt

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Althea ThomasDirector of Cross Country • Track and FieldDistance
Justin ByronAssociate Head Coach • Jumps, Multi • Recruiting Coordinator • Director of Player DevelopmentMultis
Cameia AlexanderAssistant Coach • Sprints, HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Candace FullerAssistant Coach • ThrowsThrows
Chad BalyoAssistant Coach • Cross Country, DistanceDistance
Harold RoseAssistant Coach • High Jump, Pole VaultJumps
Jenna BeverlyDirector • Student Services (Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women’s Track and Field, Football)Distance
Lisa MorganAssistant Coach • Cross Country, DistanceDistance
Nick CaporaleAssociate Athletic Trainer (Track and Field, Cross Country)Distance
Paul EchelberryAthletic Trainer (Track and Field, Cross Country)Distance
Whitney FountainDirector • Operations

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

Every verified mark in Vanderbilt's 2025-26 class

10 of the 11 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other one has no verified mark on record, so that athlete is 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 · 2 signed

3200m2 signed

9:01.619:09.11

Women's class · 8 signed · 7 American shown

Signed out of: TN · TX · NJ · OR · AL

100m3 signed

11.1211.1911.46

800m1 signed

2:12.05

3200m1 signed

10:22.18

High Jump1 signed

1.78m

Triple Jump1 signed

12.52m

+ 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.

Members see who each of these 10 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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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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More SEC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Vanderbilt recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Vanderbilt signs

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

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