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

The median high-school 1600m mark of California Baptist's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:15.75, with the class ranging 4:09.70 – 4:23.33 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California Baptist competes in the WAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of California Baptist's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:12.55, with the class ranging 8:57.72 – 9:41.72 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California Baptist competes in the WAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of California Baptist's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:59.05, with the class ranging 1:54.61 – 1:59.72 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California Baptist competes in the WAC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of California Baptist's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:05.53, with the class ranging 5:05.53 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California Baptist competes in the WAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of California Baptist's 2025-26 American women's signees was 10:59.22, with the class ranging 10:59.22 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. California Baptist competes in the WAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at California Baptist?

Sean Smith (Head Cross-Country/Track Coach) leads the California Baptist track & field program. Sean Smith leads a staff of 3 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

What it actually takes to run at California Baptist

NCAA Division I · WAC · CA

California Baptist signed 19 athletes for 2025-26 — including 11 international signees. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

California Baptist is a 8,110-student private campus in Riverside, CA and competes in the WAC. Sean Smith leads a staff of 3 covering 1 event group.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

California Baptist program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: WAC
Campus: Riverside, CA
Enrollment: 8,110 students
T&F operating budget: $930K men · $901K women

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:15.75median signee

4:09.70 – 4:23.33class range

4:15.756 signees

3200mDistance

9:12.55median signee

8:57.72 – 9:41.72class range

9:12.556 signees

800mDistance

1:59.05median signee

1:54.61 – 1:59.72class range

1:59.053 signees

+1 more event with real signee standards — 300m Hurdles

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Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:05.53median signee

5:05.53class range

5:05.531 signee

3200mDistance

10:59.22median signee

10:59.22class range

10:59.221 signee

Who recruits for California Baptist

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.

Sean SmithHead Cross-Country/Track Coach
Stephanie MartinStephanie Martin Assistant Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track CoachDistance
Zak KirkAssistant Coach

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This class’s marks, not a permanent standard: the range shifts every cycle as rosters and needs change. Progression, event fit, academics and open spots all factor into a real recruiting decision — fitting the range is a conversation-starter, not an offer.

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