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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Nazareth's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:53.25, with the class ranging 4:35.09 – 5:09.72 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Nazareth competes in the Empire 8.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Nazareth's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:17.49, with the class ranging 1:58.80 – 2:24.06 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Nazareth competes in the Empire 8.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Nazareth's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10:26.47, with the class ranging 9:47.79 – 11:05.15 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Nazareth competes in the Empire 8.

What Pole Vault mark do you need to get recruited by Nazareth (men's)?

The median high-school Pole Vault mark of Nazareth's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4.23m, with the class ranging 4.42m – 4.04m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Nazareth competes in the Empire 8.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Nazareth's 2025-26 American men's signees was 12.24, with the class ranging 12.24 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Nazareth competes in the Empire 8.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Nazareth's 2025-26 American men's signees was 24.72, with the class ranging 24.72 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Nazareth competes in the Empire 8.

Who is the head track and field coach at Nazareth?

James Goss (Director of Track & Field / Cross Country) leads the Nazareth track & field program. James Goss leads a staff of 7 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Nazareth

NCAA Division III · Empire 8 · NY

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

Nazareth is a 1,873-student private campus in Rochester, NY and competes in the Empire 8. James Goss leads a staff of 7 covering 3 event groups.

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.

Nazareth program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: Empire 8
Campus: Rochester, NY
Enrollment: 1,873 students
T&F operating budget: $177K men · $162K 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

4:53.25median signee

4:35.09 – 5:09.72class range

4:53.255 signees

800mDistance

2:17.49median signee

1:58.80 – 2:24.06class range

2:17.495 signees

3200mDistance

10:26.47median signee

9:47.79 – 11:05.15class range

10:26.472 signees

Pole VaultJumps

4.23mmedian signee

4.42m – 4.04mclass range

4.23m2 signees

100mSprints

12.24median signee

12.24class range

12.241 signee

200mSprints

24.72median signee

24.72class range

24.721 signee

400mSprints

55.06median signee

55.06class range

55.061 signee

DiscusThrows

37.19mmedian signee

37.19mclass range

37.19m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

9.44mmedian signee

9.44mclass range

9.44m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:35.78median signee

2:24.30 – 2:52.23class range

2:35.785 signees

1600mDistance

5:54.58median signee

5:40.53 – 6:12.44class range

5:54.584 signees

Pole VaultJumps

2.97mmedian signee

3.74m – 2.67mclass range

2.97m4 signees

3200mDistance

12:37.95median signee

12:02.60 – 13:09.99class range

12:37.953 signees

100mSprints

13.88median signee

13.60 – 14.15class range

13.882 signees

200mSprints

29.11median signee

28.95 – 29.26class range

29.112 signees

400mSprints

1:00.83median signee

1:00.83class range

1:00.831 signee

100m HurdlesHurdles

14.93median signee

14.93class range

14.931 signee

Long JumpJumps

4.37mmedian signee

4.37mclass range

4.37m1 signee

DiscusThrows

33.83mmedian signee

33.83mclass range

33.83m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

10.47mmedian signee

10.47mclass range

10.47m1 signee

Who recruits for Nazareth

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

James GossDirector of Track & Field / Cross CountryDistance
Mike HeymannHead Cross Country CoachDistance
Alexa WandyAssistant Coach (Jumps)Jumps
Doug SchneiderAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Erica EllisAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps
Lea RichardGraduate Assistant
Sean AdamsVolunteer Assistant

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

Every verified mark in Nazareth's 2025-26 class

23 of the 26 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 · 9 signed

Signed out of: NY

400m1 signed

55.06

800m1 signed

1:58.80

1600m2 signed

4:53.254:56.81

3200m2 signed

9:47.7911:05.15

Pole Vault2 signed

4.42m4.04m

Discus1 signed

37.19m

Women's class · 14 signed

Signed out of: CT · NY

800m4 signed

2:24.302:27.702:35.782:43.99

1600m2 signed

5:42.816:06.34

3200m1 signed

12:02.60

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.93

Pole Vault4 signed

3.74m3.20m2.74m2.67m

Long Jump1 signed

4.37m

Shot Put1 signed

10.47m

Members see who each of these 23 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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