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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Lehigh's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:22.67, with the class ranging 4:12.48 – 4:26.72 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Lehigh competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Lehigh's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:22.57, with the class ranging 9:15.71 – 9:25.80 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Lehigh competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Lehigh's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:56.81, with the class ranging 1:55.70 – 1:58.82 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Lehigh competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school Discus mark of Lehigh's 2025-26 American men's signees was 44.25m, with the class ranging 47.19m – 37.72m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Lehigh competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Lehigh's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.40m, with the class ranging 14.52m – 14.28m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Lehigh competes in the Patriot.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Lehigh's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.89, with the class ranging 10.89 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Lehigh competes in the Patriot.

Who is the head track and field coach at Lehigh?

Debbie Utesch (Women's Cross Country Head Coach / Interim Men's Cross Country Head Coach Assistant Track and Field Coach / Distance) leads the Lehigh track & field program. Debbie Utesch leads a staff of 16 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Lehigh

NCAA Division I · Patriot · PA

Lehigh signed 31 athletes for 2025-26. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Lehigh is a 5,811-student private campus in Bethlehem, PA and competes in the Patriot. Debbie Utesch leads a staff of 16 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.

Lehigh, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Patriot
Campus: Bethlehem, PA
Enrollment: 5,811 students
T&F operating budget: $697K men · $1.2M 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

1600mDistance

4:22.67median signee

4:12.48 – 4:26.72class range

4:22.676 signees

3200mDistance

9:22.57median signee

9:15.71 – 9:25.80class range

9:22.574 signees

800mDistance

1:56.81median signee

1:55.70 – 1:58.82class range

1:56.813 signees

DiscusThrows

44.25mmedian signee

47.19m – 37.72mclass range

44.25m3 signees

Shot PutThrows

14.40mmedian signee

14.52m – 14.28mclass range

14.40m2 signees

100mSprints

10.89median signee

10.89class range

10.891 signee

200mSprints

21.80median signee

21.80class range

21.801 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.99mmedian signee

6.99mclass range

6.99m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

13.67mmedian signee

13.67mclass range

13.67m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:17.93median signee

2:12.60 – 2:25.02class range

2:17.937 signees

400mSprints

59.08median signee

57.58 – 59.66class range

59.086 signees

1600mDistance

5:12.42median signee

4:59.59 – 5:19.96class range

5:12.426 signees

3200mDistance

11:13.85median signee

10:48.11 – 11:44.66class range

11:13.854 signees

200mSprints

25.40median signee

25.08 – 26.36class range

25.403 signees

100mSprints

12.30median signee

12.20 – 12.40class range

12.302 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.44mmedian signee

5.44mclass range

5.44m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

11.35mmedian signee

11.35mclass range

11.35m1 signee

JavelinThrows

35.69mmedian signee

35.69mclass range

35.69m1 signee

Who recruits for Lehigh

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

Debbie UteschWomen's Cross Country Head Coach / Interim Men's Cross Country Head Coach Assistant Track and Field Coach / DistanceDistance
Khayla AtteHead Coach - Sprints/Relays/JumpsJumps
Carl BrunoAssistant Coach
Christopher TorpeyAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Cleveland McCrayVolunteer Assistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Diana HammerstoneVolunteer Assistant Coach
Franco PerinottiAssistant Coach - Pole VaultJumps
Gavin RichardsAssistant Coach
Jack ReichenbachAssistant Coach - Horizontal JumpsJumps
Kelly LyonsAssistant Coach
Kerem AyhanVolunteer Assistant Coach - Middle DistanceDistance
Mark Will-WeberVolunteer Assistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Mike ShueyAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Ryan YurchickAssistant Coach
Todd EttersAssitant Track and Field Coach
Travis LahrAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance

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

Every verified mark in Lehigh's 2025-26 class

27 of the 31 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 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 · 12 signed

Signed out of: PA · NJ · SD · NV · VA · NY

200m1 signed

21.80

800m2 signed

1:56.811:58.82

1600m1 signed

4:12.48

3200m4 signed

9:15.719:21.159:23.989:25.80

Long Jump1 signed

6.99m

Shot Put1 signed

14.52m

Discus2 signed

47.19m44.25m

Women's class · 15 signed

Signed out of: PA · NY · NJ · TX · WA · MD · +1 more

200m2 signed

25.0825.40

400m2 signed

57.7659.66

800m5 signed

2:12.602:12.982:15.742:19.832:20.57

1600m1 signed

5:09.90

3200m3 signed

10:48.1111:00.0411:27.65

Long Jump1 signed

5.44m

Javelin1 signed

35.69m

Members see who each of these 27 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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