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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Cal Poly's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:08.92, with the class ranging 4:08.33 – 4:11.75 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Cal Poly competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Cal Poly's 2025-26 American men's signees was 8:59.12, with the class ranging 8:55.02 – 9:03.54 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Cal Poly competes in the Big West.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Cal Poly (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Cal Poly's 2025-26 American men's signees was 13.96, with the class ranging 13.96 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Cal Poly competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Cal Poly's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:53.80, with the class ranging 1:53.80 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Cal Poly competes in the Big West.

What High Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Cal Poly (men's)?

The median high-school High Jump mark of Cal Poly's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1.96m, with the class ranging 1.96m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Cal Poly competes in the Big West.

What Pole Vault mark do you need to get recruited by Cal Poly (men's)?

The median high-school Pole Vault mark of Cal Poly's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4.98m, with the class ranging 4.98m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Cal Poly competes in the Big West.

Who is the head track and field coach at Cal Poly?

Delaney Rasmussen (Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track Coach) leads the Cal Poly track & field program. Delaney Rasmussen leads a staff of 6 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Cal Poly

NCAA Division I · Big West · CA

Every mark below belongs to someone Cal Poly actually signed for 2025-26 — 13 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Cal Poly is a 21,559-student public campus in San Luis Obispo, CA and competes in the Big West. Delaney Rasmussen leads a staff of 6 covering 4 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 Cal Poly program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big West
Campus: San Luis Obispo, CA
Enrollment: 21,559 students
T&F operating budget: $819K men · $1.1M women

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:08.92median signee

4:08.33 – 4:11.75class range

4:08.923 signees

3200mDistance

8:59.12median signee

8:55.02 – 9:03.54class range

8:59.123 signees

110m HurdlesHurdles

13.96median signee

13.96class range

13.961 signee

800mDistance

1:53.80median signee

1:53.80class range

1:53.801 signee

High JumpJumps

1.96mmedian signee

1.96mclass range

1.96m1 signee

Pole VaultJumps

4.98mmedian signee

4.98mclass range

4.98m1 signee

JavelinThrows

45.18mmedian signee

45.18mclass range

45.18m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

Shot PutThrows

13.08mmedian signee

13.67m – 11.81mclass range

13.08m3 signees

200mSprints

28.09median signee

25.44 – 30.74class range

28.092 signees

DiscusThrows

45.56mmedian signee

46.89m – 44.24mclass range

45.56m2 signees

100mSprints

14.72median signee

14.72class range

14.721 signee

400mSprints

56.79median signee

56.79class range

56.791 signee

1600mDistance

5:01.18median signee

5:01.18class range

5:01.181 signee

3200mDistance

11:10.78median signee

11:10.78class range

11:10.781 signee

800mDistance

2:13.71median signee

2:13.71class range

2:13.711 signee

Pole VaultJumps

3.98mmedian signee

3.98mclass range

3.98m1 signee

JavelinThrows

27.02mmedian signee

27.02mclass range

27.02m1 signee

Who recruits for Cal Poly

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Delaney RasmussenHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track CoachDistance
Jake StewartDirector of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Brad PickettAssistant Coach, Pole Vault/High JumpJumps
Joaquin Martinez de PinillosAssistant Coach, DistanceDistance
Les CourtemancheAssistant Coach, ThrowsThrows
Mohammad NouraniAssistant Coach, Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles/MultisMultis

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

Every verified mark in Cal Poly's 2025-26 class

12 of the 13 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 · 5 signed

Signed out of: CA

1600m1 signed

4:08.33

3200m3 signed

8:55.028:59.129:03.54

110m Hurdles1 signed

13.96

Women's class · 7 signed

Signed out of: CA · WA · HI

200m1 signed

30.74

400m1 signed

56.79

800m1 signed

2:13.71

Pole Vault1 signed

3.98m

Shot Put2 signed

13.67m11.81m

Discus1 signed

46.89m

Members see who each of these 12 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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