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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Carleton's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:32.73, with the class ranging 4:19.38 – 4:44.07 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Carleton competes in the MIAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Carleton's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:32.20, with the class ranging 9:26.70 – 10:33.28 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Carleton competes in the MIAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Carleton's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:08.09, with the class ranging 2:01.60 – 2:12.30 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Carleton competes in the MIAC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Carleton's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:18.35, with the class ranging 4:57.35 – 5:43.21 across 8 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Carleton competes in the MIAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Carleton's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:13.59, with the class ranging 10:37.27 – 11:57.33 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Carleton competes in the MIAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Carleton's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:27.80, with the class ranging 2:16.38 – 2:39.37 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Carleton competes in the MIAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Carleton?

Donna Ricks (Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach) leads the Carleton track & field program. Donna Ricks leads a staff of 7 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Carleton

NCAA Division III · MIAC · MN

Every mark below belongs to someone Carleton actually signed for 2025-26 — 25 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Carleton is a 2,086-student private campus in Northfield, MN and competes in the MIAC. Donna Ricks leads a staff of 7 covering 1 event group.

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 Carleton program

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: MIAC
Campus: Northfield, MN
Enrollment: 2,086 students
T&F operating budget: $295K men · $339K 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

1600mDistance

4:32.73median signee

4:19.38 – 4:44.07class range

4:32.736 signees

3200mDistance

9:32.20median signee

9:26.70 – 10:33.28class range

9:32.205 signees

800mDistance

2:08.09median signee

2:01.60 – 2:12.30class range

2:08.093 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 300m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, 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

1600mDistance

5:18.35median signee

4:57.35 – 5:43.21class range

5:18.358 signees

3200mDistance

11:13.59median signee

10:37.27 – 11:57.33class range

11:13.596 signees

800mDistance

2:27.80median signee

2:16.38 – 2:39.37class range

2:27.806 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — Pole Vault, 100m, 200m, 400m, 300m Hurdles, Long Jump

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Who recruits for Carleton

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.

Donna RicksWomen’s Cross Country/Track & Field Head CoachDistance
Ricks, DaveMen’s Cross Country/Track & Field Head CoachDistance
Kurt HasensteinWomen’s Track & Field Assistant Coach
Laura AlbaresWomen’s Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant CoachDistance
Ricks, KarissaMen's and Women’s Track & Field Assistant Coach
Schoen, JesseMen's Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant CoachDistance
Schoen, JoshMen’s Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant CoachDistance

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

Every verified mark in Carleton's 2025-26 class

22 of the 25 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 3 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

400m2 signed

51.9053.47

1600m2 signed

4:19.384:36.10

3200m3 signed

9:26.709:31.1510:07.44

300m Hurdles1 signed

41.78

Triple Jump1 signed

12.78m

Shot Put1 signed

11.80m

Women's class · 12 signed

800m1 signed

2:26.97

1600m3 signed

4:57.355:03.725:43.21

3200m5 signed

10:37.2711:06.3111:17.1811:26.1511:57.33

Pole Vault2 signed

3.20m3.05m

Long Jump1 signed

5.14m

Members see who each of these 22 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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More MIAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Carleton recruits against.

D3 standards for the events Carleton signs

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

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