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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Ohio State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:17.35, with the class ranging 4:11.90 – 4:20.92 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Ohio State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:08.97, with the class ranging 9:01.51 – 9:09.91 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Ohio State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.12, with the class ranging 10.12 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Ohio State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.11, with the class ranging 21.11 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school Discus mark of Ohio State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 55.32m, with the class ranging 55.32m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Ohio State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 19.57m, with the class ranging 19.57m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten.

Who is the head track and field coach at Ohio State?

Joel Brown (Associate Head Coach - Track and Field) leads the Ohio State track & field program. Joel Brown leads a staff of 6 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Ohio State

NCAA Division I · Big Ten · OH

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Ohio State actually signed: 17 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 2 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.

Ohio State is a 45,728-student public campus in Columbus, OH and competes in the Big Ten. Joel Brown leads a staff of 6 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 Ohio State program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big Ten
Campus: Columbus, OH
Enrollment: 45,728 students
T&F operating budget: $2.3M men · $2.8M 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

4:17.35median signee

4:11.90 – 4:20.92class range

4:17.353 signees

3200mDistance

9:08.97median signee

9:01.51 – 9:09.91class range

9:08.973 signees

100mSprints

10.12median signee

10.12class range

10.121 signee

200mSprints

21.11median signee

21.11class range

21.111 signee

DiscusThrows

55.32mmedian signee

55.32mclass range

55.32m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

19.57mmedian signee

19.57mclass range

19.57m1 signee

Women's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:08.97median signee

2:07.85 – 2:09.91class range

2:08.973 signees

200mSprints

24.20median signee

23.94 – 24.46class range

24.202 signees

400mSprints

54.00median signee

53.35 – 54.66class range

54.002 signees

1600mDistance

4:55.29median signee

4:50.81 – 4:59.76class range

4:55.292 signees

DiscusThrows

45.59mmedian signee

45.59mclass range

45.59m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

15.11mmedian signee

15.11mclass range

15.11m1 signee

Who recruits for Ohio State

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, throws.

Joel BrownAssociate Head Coach - Track and Field
Rosalind JosephDirector, Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Sara Mason VergoteHead Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance/Mid-Distance)Distance
Diego FlaquerAssistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Matt BigelowAssistant Coach for Track & Field
Travis ColemanAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows

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

Every verified mark in Ohio State's 2025-26 class

12 of the 17 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 5 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 · 6 signed · 5 American shown

Signed out of: OK · OH · FL

100m1 signed

10.12

1600m1 signed

4:11.90

3200m2 signed

9:01.519:08.97

Shot Put1 signed

19.57m

+ 1 international signee 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.

Women's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: TX · NC · MI · KY · OH · MD

400m2 signed

53.3554.66

800m3 signed

2:07.852:08.972:09.91

Shot Put1 signed

15.11m

Members see who each of these 12 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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