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

The median high-school 800m mark of Connecticut's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:52.93, with the class ranging 1:52.49 – 1:55.20 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Connecticut competes in the Big East.

What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by Connecticut (men's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of Connecticut's 2025-26 American men's signees was 57.23m, with the class ranging 59.24m – 50.16m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Connecticut competes in the Big East.

What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by Connecticut (men's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Connecticut's 2025-26 American men's signees was 18.91m, with the class ranging 19.32m – 15.90m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Connecticut competes in the Big East.

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

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Connecticut's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.41, with the class ranging 14.03 – 14.80 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Connecticut competes in the Big East.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Connecticut's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:17.02, with the class ranging 4:14.78 – 4:19.26 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Connecticut competes in the Big East.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Connecticut (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Connecticut's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.58, with the class ranging 10.58 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Connecticut competes in the Big East.

Who is the head track and field coach at Connecticut?

Beth Alford-Sullivan (Director of Track & Field and Cross Country) leads the Connecticut track & field program. Beth Alford-Sullivan leads a staff of 7 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Connecticut

NCAA Division I · Big East · CT

Connecticut signed 29 athletes for 2025-26 — including 4 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?”

Connecticut is a 19,388-student public campus in Storrs, CT and competes in the Big East. Beth Alford-Sullivan leads a staff of 7 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.

Connecticut, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big East
Campus: Storrs, CT
Enrollment: 19,388 students
T&F operating budget: $1.3M men · $1.8M 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

800mDistance

1:52.93median signee

1:52.49 – 1:55.20class range

1:52.933 signees

DiscusThrows

57.23mmedian signee

59.24m – 50.16mclass range

57.23m3 signees

Shot PutThrows

18.91mmedian signee

19.32m – 15.90mclass range

18.91m3 signees

110m HurdlesHurdles

14.41median signee

14.03 – 14.80class range

14.412 signees

1600mDistance

4:17.02median signee

4:14.78 – 4:19.26class range

4:17.022 signees

100mSprints

10.58median signee

10.58class range

10.581 signee

200mSprints

21.16median signee

21.16class range

21.161 signee

400mSprints

48.00median signee

48.00class range

48.001 signee

300m HurdlesHurdles

38.32median signee

38.32class range

38.321 signee

High JumpJumps

2.11mmedian signee

2.11mclass range

2.11m1 signee

Pole VaultJumps

4.70mmedian signee

4.70mclass range

4.70m1 signee

JavelinThrows

64.54mmedian signee

64.54mclass range

64.54m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

200mSprints

24.99median signee

24.59 – 26.01class range

24.994 signees

400mSprints

57.38median signee

56.06 – 59.81class range

57.384 signees

800mDistance

2:12.83median signee

2:08.26 – 2:14.44class range

2:12.833 signees

1600mDistance

4:46.75median signee

4:37.81 – 4:55.69class range

4:46.752 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.99mmedian signee

5.99m – 5.98mclass range

5.99m2 signees

DiscusThrows

42.84mmedian signee

44.98m – 40.69mclass range

42.84m2 signees

Shot PutThrows

13.49mmedian signee

13.75m – 13.23mclass range

13.49m2 signees

100mSprints

11.90median signee

11.90class range

11.901 signee

100m HurdlesHurdles

14.21median signee

14.21class range

14.211 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

14.70median signee

14.70class range

14.701 signee

3200mDistance

10:10.98median signee

10:10.98class range

10:10.981 signee

High JumpJumps

1.75mmedian signee

1.75mclass range

1.75m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

11.73mmedian signee

11.73mclass range

11.73m1 signee

Who recruits for Connecticut

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Beth Alford-SullivanDirector of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Rich MillerAssociate Director of Cross Country and Track & Field (Pole Vault, Throws, Multi-Events)Throws
Selwyn Maxwell, Jr.Associate Head Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Women's Multi-Events)Multis
Connor Mahoney-AshberryAssistant Coach (Middle Distance/Distance Running, Recruiting Coordinator)Distance
Darryl SullivanAssistant Track & Field Coach (Jumps)Jumps
Jefcoat, HannahDirector of Operations & Assistant Coach
Jim SullivanAssistant Coach (Women's Pole Vault)Jumps

Every Connecticut coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every verified mark in Connecticut's 2025-26 class

28 of the 29 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 · 13 signed

Signed out of: GA · NY · CT · Wisc. · Pa. · N.Y. · +3 more

200m1 signed

21.16

800m3 signed

1:52.491:52.931:55.20

1600m1 signed

4:14.78

110m Hurdles2 signed

14.0314.80

High Jump1 signed

2.11m

Pole Vault1 signed

4.70m

Shot Put1 signed

18.91m

Discus2 signed

59.24m50.16m

Javelin1 signed

64.54m

Women's class · 15 signed · 11 American shown

Signed out of: Me. · NJ · NH · CT · ME · NY · +2 more

400m2 signed

56.0656.28

800m1 signed

2:12.83

1600m2 signed

4:37.814:55.69

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.21

High Jump1 signed

1.75m

Long Jump2 signed

5.99m5.98m

Shot Put1 signed

13.75m

Discus1 signed

44.98m

+ 4 international signees 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.

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