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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Oakland's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:20.46, with the class ranging 4:18.48 – 4:24.87 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Oakland competes in the Horizon.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Oakland's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:02.57, with the class ranging 1:52.62 – 2:04.93 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Oakland competes in the Horizon.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Oakland's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:01.64, with the class ranging 10:52.87 – 11:31.65 across 7 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Oakland competes in the Horizon.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Oakland's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:00.31, with the class ranging 4:56.24 – 5:05.28 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Oakland competes in the Horizon.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Oakland's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:16.77, with the class ranging 2:12.52 – 2:22.15 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Oakland competes in the Horizon.

Who is the head track and field coach at Oakland?

Pat Sarver (Associate Head Coach (Distance)) leads the Oakland track & field program. Pat Sarver leads a staff of 11 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Oakland

NCAA Division I · Horizon · MI

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Oakland actually signed: 17 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Oakland is a 12,719-student public campus in Rochester Hills, MI and competes in the Horizon. Pat Sarver leads a staff of 11 covering 3 event groups.

Median: the middle signee’s personal best. Range: the full spread of the class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks read as their 1600m/3200m equivalents. Sourced from verified meets, not self-reported times.

The Oakland program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Horizon
Campus: Rochester Hills, MI
Enrollment: 12,719 students
T&F operating budget: $629K men · $753K women

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Men's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:20.46median signee

4:18.48 – 4:24.87class range

4:20.464 signees

800mDistance

2:02.57median signee

1:52.62 – 2:04.93class range

2:02.573 signees

Women's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

3200mDistance

11:01.64median signee

10:52.87 – 11:31.65class range

11:01.647 signees

1600mDistance

5:00.31median signee

4:56.24 – 5:05.28class range

5:00.315 signees

800mDistance

2:16.77median signee

2:12.52 – 2:22.15class range

2:16.774 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, Discus, Shot Put

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Who recruits for Oakland

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Pat SarverAssociate Head Coach (Distance)Distance
Paul RiceHead Coach of Cross Country/Track and FieldDistance
Tre BrownAssociate Head Coach (Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles)Jumps
Andy StebbinsAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Dot McMahanAssistant Coach (Distance/Middle Distance)Distance
John NemensAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Larry WoodAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Lydia StanleyAssistant Coach (Distance/Middle Distance)Distance
Rachel LevyAssistant Coach (Distance/Middle Distance)Distance
Safer, MarcusAssistant Coach (Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles)Jumps
Steve PierceAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps

Direct, verified contact info for the full Oakland staff lives in the member database.

Every verified mark in Oakland's 2025-26 class

16 of the 17 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 · 4 signed

Signed out of: MI · OH

800m1 signed

1:52.62

1600m3 signed

4:20.094:20.834:24.87

Women's class · 12 signed

Signed out of: MI · Ohio

200m2 signed

24.8225.30

800m2 signed

2:12.522:16.20

1600m3 signed

4:56.244:59.815:00.31

3200m4 signed

11:00.7611:01.6411:17.8411:31.65

Discus1 signed

44.02m

Members see who each of these 16 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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