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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Notre Dame's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:06.84, with the class ranging 4:05.87 – 4:08.91 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Notre Dame competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Notre Dame's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:51.06, with the class ranging 1:49.02 – 1:53.53 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Notre Dame competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school Discus mark of Notre Dame's 2025-26 American men's signees was 56.62m, with the class ranging 57.63m – 55.60m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Notre Dame competes in the ACC.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Notre Dame (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Notre Dame's 2025-26 American women's signees was 4:42.73, with the class ranging 4:36.64 – 4:47.26 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Notre Dame competes in the ACC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Notre Dame (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Notre Dame's 2025-26 American women's signees was 10:01.56, with the class ranging 9:55.49 – 10:07.63 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Notre Dame competes in the ACC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Notre Dame (women's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Notre Dame's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:07.64, with the class ranging 2:06.68 – 2:08.59 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Notre Dame competes in the ACC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Notre Dame?

Matt Sparks (Hatherly-Piane Director of Track & Field and Cross Country) leads the Notre Dame track & field program. Matt Sparks leads a staff of 20 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Notre Dame

NCAA Division I · ACC · IN

Notre Dame signed 14 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?”

Notre Dame is a 8,968-student private campus in Notre Dame, IN and competes in the ACC. Matt Sparks leads a staff of 20 covering 3 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.

Notre Dame, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: ACC
Campus: Notre Dame, IN
Enrollment: 8,968 students
T&F operating budget: $2.6M men · $2.8M 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

1600mDistance

4:06.84median signee

4:05.87 – 4:08.91class range

4:06.844 signees

800mDistance

1:51.06median signee

1:49.02 – 1:53.53class range

1:51.063 signees

DiscusThrows

56.62mmedian signee

57.63m – 55.60mclass range

56.62m2 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — Shot Put, 100m, 200m, 3200m, High Jump, Long Jump

The complete picture is members-only: every event Notre Dame signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:42.73median signee

4:36.64 – 4:47.26class range

4:42.733 signees

3200mDistance

10:01.56median signee

9:55.49 – 10:07.63class range

10:01.562 signees

800mDistance

2:07.64median signee

2:06.68 – 2:08.59class range

2:07.642 signees

+4 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, High Jump, Long Jump

The complete picture is members-only: every event Notre Dame signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Who recruits for Notre Dame

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

Matt SparksHatherly-Piane Director of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Alexandra Chlumsky
Ava Butterbaugh
Cathrine EricksonAssistant Coach, ThrowingThrows
Chris NealHead Men's Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field CoachDistance
Daniel KilreaCoach Fellow
David BeauchemOperations Specialist, Track & Field
Emily Hosker-ThornhillAssistant Coach
Henry Boudreau
Izzy Grassel
Jared SchatzAssistant Coach (Men's Middle Distance)Distance
Jennifer WatchornOlympic Sports Coordinator
Jocelyn Long
Luke Grady
Maddy Denner
Maura KimmelCoach Fellow
Meghan Scott
Michael Shoaf
Rodney ZuyderwykAssistant Coach (Hurdles, Vertical Jumps, Multi-Events)Multis
Vincent Mauri

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

Every verified mark in Notre Dame's 2025-26 class

13 of the 14 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 · 8 signed

Signed out of: KS · DE · CA · KY · PA · OH · +1 more

800m2 signed

1:49.021:51.06

1600m2 signed

4:06.044:07.65

3200m1 signed

8:47.18

High Jump1 signed

1.83m

Shot Put1 signed

18.46m

Discus1 signed

57.63m

Women's class · 5 signed

Signed out of: IL · CO · OR · MI · CA

800m1 signed

2:06.68

1600m1 signed

4:42.73

3200m2 signed

9:55.4910:07.63

Long Jump1 signed

6.20m

Members see who each of these 13 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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This class’s marks, not a permanent standard: the range shifts every cycle as rosters and needs change. Progression, event fit, academics and open spots all factor into a real recruiting decision — fitting the range is a conversation-starter, not an offer.

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More ACC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Notre Dame recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Notre Dame signs

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

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