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

The median high-school 400m mark of California's 2025-26 American men's signees was 49.03, with the class ranging 48.66 – 49.31 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of California's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:12.78, with the class ranging 4:08.99 – 4:17.11 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school Pole Vault mark of California's 2025-26 American men's signees was 5.21m, with the class ranging 5.38m – 4.70m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California competes in the ACC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by California (women's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of California's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.02, with the class ranging 11.64 – 12.32 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California competes in the ACC.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by California (women's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of California's 2025-26 American women's signees was 24.77, with the class ranging 24.13 – 25.79 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of California's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:11.48, with the class ranging 2:10.59 – 2:17.12 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California competes in the ACC.

Who is the head track and field coach at California?

Bobby Lockhart (Cross Country Head Coach/Assistant Coach (Distances & Mid-Distances)) leads the California track & field program. Bobby Lockhart leads a staff of 12 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at California

NCAA Division I · ACC · CA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what California actually signed: 25 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 3 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.

California is a 33,078-student public campus in Berkeley, CA and competes in the ACC. Bobby Lockhart leads a staff of 12 covering 5 event groups.

Median: the middle signee’s personal best. Range: the full spread of the class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks read as their 1600m/3200m equivalents. Sourced from verified meets, not self-reported times.

The California program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: ACC
Campus: Berkeley, CA
Enrollment: 33,078 students
T&F operating budget: $2.0M men · $2.1M 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

400mSprints

49.03median signee

48.66 – 49.31class range

49.033 signees

1600mDistance

4:12.78median signee

4:08.99 – 4:17.11class range

4:12.783 signees

Pole VaultJumps

5.21mmedian signee

5.38m – 4.70mclass range

5.21m3 signees

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

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

12.02median signee

11.64 – 12.32class range

12.025 signees

200mSprints

24.77median signee

24.13 – 25.79class range

24.775 signees

800mDistance

2:11.48median signee

2:10.59 – 2:17.12class range

2:11.483 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 1600m, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, 400m, High Jump

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Who recruits for California

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

Bobby LockhartCross Country Head Coach/Assistant Coach (Distances & Mid-Distances)Distance
Robyne JohnsonDirector of Track & Field/Cross Country (Horizontal Jumps)Jumps
Ryan HillAssistant Coach (Distances)/Head Cross Country CoachDistance
Carrick DenkerVolunteer Assistant Coach (Distances)Distance
Dan LefeverAssistant Coach (Vertical Jumps/Multi-Events)Multis
Laura SchmittAssistant Coach
Lissa OlsonVolunteer Assistant Coach (Jumps/Multi-Events)Multis
Nicole MatysikAssistant Coach (Distances)Distance
Riley KnottVolunteer Assistant Coach (Vertical Jumps/Multi-Events)Multis
Ronnye HarrisonAssistant Coach (Sprints/Hurdles/Relays)Sprints & Hurdles
Stamatia ScarvelisVolunteer Assistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Tyler BurdorffAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws

Direct, verified contact info for the full California staff lives in the member database.

Every verified mark in California's 2025-26 class

23 of the 25 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 have no verified mark on record, so they are 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 · 10 signed

Signed out of: Calif. · CA · Ariz.

400m2 signed

48.6649.31

800m2 signed

1:50.871:51.50

1600m2 signed

4:08.994:12.78

High Jump1 signed

2.01m

Pole Vault2 signed

5.38m5.21m

Shot Put1 signed

18.93m

Women's class · 13 signed · 12 American shown

Signed out of: Calif. · CA · Ill. · Mass. · Texas

100m3 signed

11.6411.8112.32

400m1 signed

56.37

800m2 signed

2:10.592:11.48

1600m1 signed

4:53.38

High Jump1 signed

1.68m

Pole Vault2 signed

3.84m3.65m

Long Jump1 signed

5.92m

Triple Jump1 signed

12.34m

+ 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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Treat this as a snapshot of one signing class, not a fixed cutoff — it changes every cycle. Coaches also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots, so landing in range opens a conversation rather than settling one.

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Real signee marks for the programs California recruits against.

D1 standards for the events California signs

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

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