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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Colorado's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:05.78, with the class ranging 3:57.55 – 4:15.87 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Colorado competes in the Big 12.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Colorado's 2025-26 American men's signees was 8:48.31, with the class ranging 8:44.95 – 8:51.68 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Colorado competes in the Big 12.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Colorado's 2025-26 American men's signees was 48.85, with the class ranging 48.85 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Colorado competes in the Big 12.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Colorado (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Colorado's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.06, with the class ranging 14.06 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Colorado competes in the Big 12.

What 300m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Colorado (men's)?

The median high-school 300m Hurdles mark of Colorado's 2025-26 American men's signees was 36.81, with the class ranging 36.81 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Colorado competes in the Big 12.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Colorado's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:51.93, with the class ranging 1:51.93 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Colorado competes in the Big 12.

Who is the head track and field coach at Colorado?

Sean Carlson (Director of Cross Country and Track & Field) leads the Colorado track & field program. Sean Carlson leads a staff of 10 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Colorado

NCAA Division I · Big 12 · CO

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 10 athletes Colorado actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 2 international signees. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Colorado is a 32,105-student public campus in Boulder, CO and competes in the Big 12. Sean Carlson leads a staff of 10 covering 4 event groups.

“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.

Colorado, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big 12
Campus: Boulder, CO
Enrollment: 32,105 students
T&F operating budget: $1.9M men · $2.1M women

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Men's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:05.78median signee

3:57.55 – 4:15.87class range

4:05.784 signees

3200mDistance

8:48.31median signee

8:44.95 – 8:51.68class range

8:48.312 signees

400mSprints

48.85median signee

48.85class range

48.851 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

14.06median signee

14.06class range

14.061 signee

300m HurdlesHurdles

36.81median signee

36.81class range

36.811 signee

800mDistance

1:51.93median signee

1:51.93class range

1:51.931 signee

Women's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

3200mDistance

10:06.19median signee

10:02.52 – 10:40.63class range

10:06.193 signees

1600mDistance

4:49.65median signee

4:48.78 – 4:50.51class range

4:49.652 signees

Who recruits for Colorado

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Sean CarlsonDirector of Cross Country and Track & FieldDistance
Abbey GlynnVolunteer Assistant - Sprints, Hurdles and JumpsJumps
Brandon JohnsonVolunteer Assistant - Sprints, Hurdles and JumpsJumps
Burke BockmanAssistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Dalton HengstAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Gary LashVolunteer Assistant - ThrowsThrows
Hurst, EllenAssociate Head Coach - Director of Operations
Jada GreenVolunteer Assistant -ThrowsThrows
Kate MattisonAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Valerie ConstienVolunteer Assistant - DistanceDistance

The full Colorado coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Colorado's 2025-26 class

9 of the 10 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other one has no verified mark on record, so that athlete is 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 · 5 signed

Signed out of: MA · Tenn. · MI · ND · CO

1600m4 signed

3:57.554:03.304:08.264:15.87

300m Hurdles1 signed

36.81

Women's class · 4 signed · 3 American shown

Signed out of: OR · CO · CA

1600m1 signed

4:48.78

3200m2 signed

10:02.5210:06.19

+ 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.

Members see who each of these 9 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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Standards reflect the program’s most recent signing class and shift every cycle. Recruiting decisions also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots — a mark inside the range is a conversation, not a guarantee.

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Real signee marks for the programs Colorado recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Colorado signs

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

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