Metric Track Marks to US Units: Conversions for International Recruits
US coaches read meters and feet, and FAT and hand times. Use this to convert your field marks. Every program page shows standards exactly as the school published them.
Meters = —
Feet Inches = —
Feet Inches = —
Distance events: US high schools usually run 1600m and 3200m, not 1500m and 3000m. Colleges run 1500m, the mile (1609m) and 3000m/5000m. Many coaches list both (see Brown). Send coaches your real mark and distance rather than a converted estimate.
Pure distance ratio (an underestimate, since the longer race is also slower per meter): 1500m time × 1.0667 ≈ 1600m pace-equivalent. → —
Pure distance ratio (an underestimate, since the longer race is also slower per meter): 1500m time × 1.0667 ≈ 1600m pace-equivalent. → —
Implements: US high school shot put is 12 lb (5.44 kg) for boys and 4 kg for girls; college men throw 16 lb (7.26 kg). Discus is 1.6 kg (HS boys) versus 2 kg (college men). Check which weight a school's throws standard uses.
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