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

The median high-school 400m mark of Caltech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 51.83, with the class ranging 51.05 – 53.87 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Caltech competes in the D3 Independent.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Caltech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:35.96, with the class ranging 4:23.72 – 4:36.16 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Caltech competes in the D3 Independent.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Caltech's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:43.30, with the class ranging 9:35.60 – 9:56.45 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Caltech competes in the D3 Independent.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Caltech's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12:15.77, with the class ranging 11:57.40 – 14:27.48 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Caltech competes in the D3 Independent.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Caltech's 2025-26 American women's signees was 1:13.27, with the class ranging 1:05.47 – 1:21.07 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Caltech competes in the D3 Independent.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Caltech's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:49.59, with the class ranging 5:38.42 – 6:00.75 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Caltech competes in the D3 Independent.

Who is the head track and field coach at Caltech?

Adam Alnazer (Head Coach) leads the Caltech track & field program. Adam Alnazer leads a staff of 9 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Caltech

NCAA Division III · D3 Independent · CA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Caltech actually signed: 14 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Caltech is a 987-student private campus in Pasadena, CA and competes in the D3 Independent. Adam Alnazer leads a staff of 9 covering 4 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 Caltech program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: D3 Independent
Campus: Pasadena, CA
Enrollment: 987 students

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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

51.83median signee

51.05 – 53.87class range

51.833 signees

1600mDistance

4:35.96median signee

4:23.72 – 4:36.16class range

4:35.963 signees

3200mDistance

9:43.30median signee

9:35.60 – 9:56.45class range

9:43.303 signees

+3 more events with real signee standards — 800m, 100m, 200m

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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

3200mDistance

12:15.77median signee

11:57.40 – 14:27.48class range

12:15.773 signees

400mSprints

1:13.27median signee

1:05.47 – 1:21.07class range

1:13.272 signees

1600mDistance

5:49.59median signee

5:38.42 – 6:00.75class range

5:49.592 signees

+2 more events with real signee standards — 800m, 200m

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Who recruits for Caltech

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

Adam AlnazerHead Coach
Blake, KelliHead Coach
Adam WiermanFaculty Liaison
Anadu, JoshVolunteer Assistant Coach - Horizontal JumpsJumps
Groves, ChelseaAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Hill, CedricAssistant Coach - Sprints, HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Horsburgh, IanVolunteer Assistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Kim, JuyoungVolunteer Assistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Sean CormanVolunteer Assistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in Caltech's 2025-26 class

12 of the 14 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 · 7 signed

Signed out of: Conn. · Colo. · Calif. · N.J. · Utah · N.Y.

100m1 signed

12.03

400m2 signed

51.8353.87

800m1 signed

1:57.08

1600m1 signed

4:23.72

3200m2 signed

9:43.309:56.45

Women's class · 5 signed

Signed out of: N.Y. · Ind. · N.J. · Colo. · Calif.

200m1 signed

33.45

400m1 signed

1:05.47

800m1 signed

2:24.76

1600m1 signed

6:00.75

3200m1 signed

11:57.40

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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D3 standards for the events Caltech signs

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

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