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

The median high-school 1600m mark of DePaul's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:20.94, with the class ranging 4:17.45 – 4:28.66 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. DePaul competes in the Big East.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of DePaul's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:57.22, with the class ranging 1:56.83 – 1:58.75 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. DePaul competes in the Big East.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by DePaul (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of DePaul's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.54, with the class ranging 21.35 – 22.67 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. DePaul competes in the Big East.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of DePaul's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:35.31, with the class ranging 9:20.63 – 9:45.21 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. DePaul competes in the Big East.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of DePaul's 2025-26 American men's signees was 48.06, with the class ranging 46.76 – 49.36 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. DePaul competes in the Big East.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of DePaul's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.38, with the class ranging 10.38 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. DePaul competes in the Big East.

Who is the head track and field coach at DePaul?

Dave Dopek (Director of Track & Field / Cross Country) leads the DePaul track & field program. Dave Dopek leads a staff of 9 covering 1 event group.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at DePaul

NCAA Division I · Big East · IL

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 25 athletes DePaul actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 3 international signees. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

DePaul is a 14,374-student private campus in Chicago, IL and competes in the Big East. Dave Dopek leads a staff of 9 covering 1 event group.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

DePaul program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big East
Campus: Chicago, IL
Enrollment: 14,374 students
T&F operating budget: $1.2M men · $1.4M 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

4:20.94median signee

4:17.45 – 4:28.66class range

4:20.946 signees

800mDistance

1:57.22median signee

1:56.83 – 1:58.75class range

1:57.225 signees

200mSprints

21.54median signee

21.35 – 22.67class range

21.543 signees

3200mDistance

9:35.31median signee

9:20.63 – 9:45.21class range

9:35.313 signees

400mSprints

48.06median signee

46.76 – 49.36class range

48.062 signees

100mSprints

10.38median signee

10.38class range

10.381 signee

Long JumpJumps

7.06mmedian signee

7.06mclass range

7.06m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

14.07mmedian signee

14.07mclass range

14.07m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

Shot PutThrows

11.74mmedian signee

12.83m – 8.20mclass range

11.74m4 signees

100m HurdlesHurdles

14.20median signee

14.10 – 14.29class range

14.202 signees

300m HurdlesHurdles

43.85median signee

42.58 – 45.12class range

43.852 signees

1600mDistance

5:33.28median signee

5:20.26 – 5:46.30class range

5:33.282 signees

3200mDistance

11:15.63median signee

10:59.85 – 11:31.41class range

11:15.632 signees

DiscusThrows

37.30mmedian signee

47.90m – 26.70mclass range

37.30m2 signees

100mSprints

12.60median signee

12.60class range

12.601 signee

200mSprints

24.68median signee

24.68class range

24.681 signee

800mDistance

2:39.35median signee

2:39.35class range

2:39.351 signee

High JumpJumps

1.70mmedian signee

1.70mclass range

1.70m1 signee

JavelinThrows

33.70mmedian signee

33.70mclass range

33.70m1 signee

Who recruits for DePaul

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.

Dave DopekDirector of Track & Field / Cross CountryDistance
Geoff WaytonHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field CoachDistance
Ben HibbertAssistant Coach
Brandon MurerAssistant Coach
Darius BrownVolunteer Instructional Assistant
David ThompsonAssistant Coach
Sophia NeelyAssistant Athletics Director for Tutorial Services
Zack PattersonGraduate Assistant
Zofia LandowskaGraduate Assistant

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

Every verified mark in DePaul'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 · 11 signed

Signed out of: IL · IN · OR · PA · NJ · KS · +1 more

100m1 signed

10.38

400m2 signed

46.7649.36

800m4 signed

1:56.831:57.151:57.881:58.75

1600m2 signed

4:17.454:17.53

3200m1 signed

9:35.31

Long Jump1 signed

7.06m

Women's class · 11 signed · 9 American shown

Signed out of: IL · MN · WI · TX

1600m1 signed

5:46.30

3200m2 signed

10:59.8511:31.41

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.10

300m Hurdles1 signed

42.58

High Jump1 signed

1.70m

Shot Put2 signed

11.15m8.20m

Discus1 signed

47.90m

+ 2 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.

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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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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