Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26
What it actually takes to run at Clarke
NAIA · Heart · IA
No published standards, no estimates — this is what Clarke actually signed: 6 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 1 international signee. What it takes, straight from the results.
Clarke is a 965-student private campus in Dubuque, IA and competes in the Heart. Bradley Johnson leads a staff of 4 covering 2 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 Clarke program at a glance
- Division
- NAIA
- Conference
- Heart
- Campus
- Dubuque, IA
- Enrollment
- 965 students
- T&F operating budget
- $702K men · $564K women
Private institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Women's standards
Overseas signees — often world-junior-level athletes — with marks from international results (1500m/3000m shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents). Not US high-school times: this is who your athlete competes with for the roster spot.
Who recruits for Clarke
Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country.
- Bradley JohnsonHead Coach, Director of Track and Field/Cross CountryDistance
- Corey LyonsAssistant Coach - SprintsSprints & Hurdles
- Jovaine AtkinsonVolunteer Assistant
- Paddy RobbAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Direct, verified contact info for the full Clarke staff lives in the member database.
Where do YOUR marks fit?
BeastMatch runs your marks against the real signing history of 980+ programs, Clarke included — free, no account, results in seconds.
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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