What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by Bucknell (men's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Bucknell's 2025-26 American men's signees was 16.31m, with the class ranging 17.33m – 10.20m across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Bucknell competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Bucknell's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:19.83, with the class ranging 4:12.37 – 4:34.67 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Bucknell competes in the Patriot.

What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by Bucknell (men's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of Bucknell's 2025-26 American men's signees was 42.57m, with the class ranging 55.88m – 38.33m across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Bucknell competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Bucknell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:18.86, with the class ranging 5:03.75 – 5:26.74 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Bucknell competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Bucknell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:09.04, with the class ranging 11:01.87 – 11:40.81 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Bucknell competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Bucknell's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:19.69, with the class ranging 2:15.85 – 2:25.26 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Bucknell competes in the Patriot.

Who is the head track and field coach at Bucknell?

Kevin Donner (Head Coach) leads the Bucknell track & field program. Kevin Donner leads a staff of 11.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Bucknell

NCAA Division I · Patriot · PA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Bucknell actually signed: 41 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Bucknell is a 3,846-student private campus in Lewisburg, PA and competes in the Patriot. Kevin Donner leads a staff of 11.

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 Bucknell program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Patriot
Campus: Lewisburg, PA
Enrollment: 3,846 students
T&F operating budget: $909K men · $1.8M 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

Shot PutThrows

16.31mmedian signee

17.33m – 10.20mclass range

16.31m6 signees

1600mDistance

4:19.83median signee

4:12.37 – 4:34.67class range

4:19.835 signees

DiscusThrows

42.57mmedian signee

55.88m – 38.33mclass range

42.57m5 signees

+10 more events with real signee standards — 400m, Javelin, 3200m, 800m, High Jump, 110m Hurdles, 100m, 200m, Long Jump, Triple Jump

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:18.86median signee

5:03.75 – 5:26.74class range

5:18.866 signees

3200mDistance

11:09.04median signee

11:01.87 – 11:40.81class range

11:09.045 signees

800mDistance

2:19.69median signee

2:15.85 – 2:25.26class range

2:19.695 signees

+9 more events with real signee standards — 100m, 400m, Long Jump, 200m, Triple Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, Pole Vault, Discus

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Who recruits for Bucknell

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory.

Kevin DonnerHead Coach
Richard AlexanderAssociate Head Coach
Jim KnightVolunteer Assistant Coach
Jim SharpVolunteer Assistant Coach
Kaitlin SalisburyAssistant Coach
Landon WilsonManager
Mike RohlVolunteer Assistant Coach
Rob GuissanieVolunteer Assistant Coach
Ryan ProtzmanAssistant Coach
Summer HillVolunteer Assistant
Ted DeljanovanAssistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in Bucknell's 2025-26 class

40 of the 41 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 · 20 signed

Signed out of: N.J. · Va. · Mich. · Pa. · Ohio · Conn. · +2 more

400m4 signed

48.9949.0749.7450.27

800m2 signed

1:54.412:00.79

1600m2 signed

4:12.374:14.08

3200m2 signed

9:21.769:25.78

High Jump1 signed

1.95m

Long Jump1 signed

6.69m

Shot Put2 signed

17.13m15.96m

Discus3 signed

55.88m41.00m38.33m

Javelin3 signed

55.14m54.67m52.50m

Women's class · 20 signed

Signed out of: Pa. · N.Y. · Conn. · N.J. · Mass. · Md. · +2 more

400m4 signed

56.6657.0257.681:02.54

800m4 signed

2:15.852:19.692:22.372:25.26

1600m3 signed

5:03.755:19.975:21.39

3200m4 signed

11:01.8711:04.2911:13.4411:40.81

Pole Vault1 signed

3.57m

Long Jump1 signed

5.84m

Triple Jump2 signed

11.74m11.39m

Discus1 signed

42.29m

Members see who each of these 40 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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Real signee marks for the programs Bucknell recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Bucknell signs

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

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