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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Western Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:29.39, with the class ranging 8:59.10 – 9:50.20 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Kentucky competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Western Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:21.28, with the class ranging 4:12.86 – 4:29.68 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Kentucky competes in the C-USA.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Kentucky (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Western Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.82, with the class ranging 10.77 – 12.25 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Kentucky competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Western Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:00.64, with the class ranging 1:53.58 – 2:01.89 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Kentucky competes in the C-USA.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Kentucky (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Western Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.73, with the class ranging 21.66 – 21.80 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Kentucky competes in the C-USA.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Kentucky (men's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of Western Kentucky's 2025-26 American men's signees was 48.04, with the class ranging 47.83 – 48.25 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Kentucky competes in the C-USA.

Who is the head track and field coach at Western Kentucky?

Lee Wood (Head Cross Country Coach/ Director of XCTF) leads the Western Kentucky track & field program. Lee Wood leads a staff of 5 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Western Kentucky

NCAA Division I · C-USA · KY

Every mark below belongs to someone Western Kentucky actually signed for 2025-26 — including 2 international signees — 24 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Western Kentucky is a 14,590-student public campus in Bowling Green, KY and competes in the C-USA. Lee Wood leads a staff of 5 covering 3 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 Western Kentucky program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: C-USA
Campus: Bowling Green, KY
Enrollment: 14,590 students
T&F operating budget: $598K men · $614K women

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Men's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

3200mDistance

9:29.39median signee

8:59.10 – 9:50.20class range

9:29.395 signees

1600mDistance

4:21.28median signee

4:12.86 – 4:29.68class range

4:21.284 signees

100mSprints

10.82median signee

10.77 – 12.25class range

10.823 signees

800mDistance

2:00.64median signee

1:53.58 – 2:01.89class range

2:00.643 signees

200mSprints

21.73median signee

21.66 – 21.80class range

21.732 signees

400mSprints

48.04median signee

47.83 – 48.25class range

48.042 signees

Pole VaultJumps

5.01mmedian signee

5.01mclass range

5.01m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

3200mDistance

11:11.36median signee

10:54.90 – 11:58.45class range

11:11.366 signees

100mSprints

12.61median signee

11.90 – 13.20class range

12.614 signees

200mSprints

26.06median signee

24.64 – 28.01class range

26.064 signees

1600mDistance

5:00.94median signee

4:56.31 – 5:08.60class range

5:00.944 signees

800mDistance

2:17.26median signee

2:17.18 – 2:20.90class range

2:17.264 signees

400mSprints

1:06.03median signee

59.80 – 1:12.26class range

1:06.032 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.46mmedian signee

5.63m – 5.28mclass range

5.46m2 signees

100m HurdlesHurdles

15.95median signee

15.95class range

15.951 signee

300m HurdlesHurdles

49.15median signee

49.15class range

49.151 signee

High JumpJumps

1.65mmedian signee

1.65mclass range

1.65m1 signee

Pole VaultJumps

3.73mmedian signee

3.73mclass range

3.73m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

11.51mmedian signee

11.51mclass range

11.51m1 signee

Who recruits for Western Kentucky

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Lee WoodHead Cross Country Coach/ Director of XCTFDistance
Brittany HendersonAssistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles/JumpsJumps
Jeff HendersonAssistant Coach - Sprints/JumpsJumps
Nico MoralesAssistant Coach - Pole VaultJumps
Rashaud ScottAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows

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

Every verified mark in Western Kentucky's 2025-26 class

23 of the 24 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 · 9 signed

Signed out of: AL · KY · IL

100m1 signed

12.25

400m2 signed

47.8348.25

1600m2 signed

4:16.264:26.30

3200m3 signed

8:59.109:29.399:41.66

Pole Vault1 signed

5.01m

Women's class · 14 signed · 13 American shown

Signed out of: IL · IN · KY · OH · MO · TN · +1 more

100m2 signed

11.9013.20

400m1 signed

59.80

1600m3 signed

4:56.315:00.245:01.64

3200m3 signed

11:07.3611:15.3611:58.45

High Jump1 signed

1.65m

Pole Vault1 signed

3.73m

Long Jump1 signed

5.63m

Triple Jump1 signed

11.51m

+ 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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