Clemson track and field recruiting standards
NCAA Division I · ACC · 2026-27
| Event | Target recruits | Roster consideration |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 10.25 | 10.55 |
| 200m | 20.65 | 21.35 |
| 400m | 46.00 | 46.70 |
| 110m hurdles | 13.40 | 14.00 |
| 300m hurdles | 36.00 | 37.00 |
| 400m hurdles | 51.00 | 52.20 |
| 800m | 1:48.50 | 1:51.50 |
| 1600m | 4:03.00 | 4:10.00 |
| Event | Target recruits | Roster consideration |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 11.35 | 11.60 |
| 200m | 23.20 | 24.00 |
| 400m | 53.00 | 54.50 |
| 100m hurdles | 13.40 | 13.80 |
| 300m hurdles | 41.50 | 42.70 |
| 400m hurdles | 58.00 | 59.80 |
| 800m | 2:04.50 | 2:10.00 |
| 1600m | 4:40.00 | 4:50.00 |
Source: Clemson Track & Field, Recruiting Standards 2026-2027 – Men (PDF) · Clemson Track & Field, Recruiting Standards 2026-2027 – Women (PDF). Retrieved October 2026.
What Clemson's tiers mean
- Target recruits
- The marks Clemson targets in the athletes it recruits.
- Roster consideration
- The level at which Clemson will consider you for a roster spot.
What the sheet also says
- The marks are target benchmarks for the junior year of high school.
- They reflect the levels typically needed for roster consideration and/or athletic scholarship evaluation.
- Scholarships range from 1% to 100%.
- Meeting a mark doesn't guarantee admission, a roster spot or aid; the final decision is the head coach's.
Getting recruited by Clemson
- 1Fill out the questionnaire
Most programs collect prospects through a recruiting questionnaire on their official site. Look for it on Clemson's track and field pages, along with the coaching staff's contact details.
- 2Email your event coach
Keep it short. Give your events, your FAT marks with wind readings and meet dates, links to your results, your graduation year, GPA and test scores, and the meets you're running next.
- 3Be honest about where you are
Compare your wind-legal FAT marks to the tier you're aiming for. If you're close but haven't hit it, say so and show how your last few races have trended.
- 4Follow up when you PR
A new mark is the best reason to write again. Coaches build their recruiting boards over months, so send a time that crosses one of their lines as soon as you run it.
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