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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Penn State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:11.70, with the class ranging 4:09.76 – 4:12.79 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Penn State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Penn State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:00.67, with the class ranging 8:51.25 – 9:02.46 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Penn State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Penn State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.36, with the class ranging 10.24 – 10.47 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Penn State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Penn State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 20.98, with the class ranging 20.87 – 21.10 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Penn State competes in the Big Ten.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Penn State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:53.00, with the class ranging 1:51.43 – 1:54.57 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Penn State competes in the Big Ten.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by Penn State (men's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of Penn State's 2025-26 American men's signees was 46.59, with the class ranging 46.59 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Penn State competes in the Big Ten.

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

John Gondak (Head Coach) leads the Penn State track & field program. John Gondak leads a staff of 8 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Penn State

NCAA Division I · Big Ten · PA

Every mark below belongs to someone Penn State actually signed for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee — 24 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Penn State is a 42,223-student public campus in University Park, PA and competes in the Big Ten. John Gondak leads a staff of 8 covering 5 event groups.

Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.

Inside the Penn State program

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big Ten
Campus: University Park, PA
Enrollment: 42,223 students
T&F operating budget: $1.9M men · $2.1M 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

4:11.70median signee

4:09.76 – 4:12.79class range

4:11.705 signees

3200mDistance

9:00.67median signee

8:51.25 – 9:02.46class range

9:00.674 signees

100mSprints

10.36median signee

10.24 – 10.47class range

10.362 signees

200mSprints

20.98median signee

20.87 – 21.10class range

20.982 signees

800mDistance

1:53.00median signee

1:51.43 – 1:54.57class range

1:53.002 signees

400mSprints

46.59median signee

46.59class range

46.591 signee

High JumpJumps

1.85mmedian signee

1.85mclass range

1.85m1 signee

DiscusThrows

55.70mmedian signee

55.70mclass range

55.70m1 signee

JavelinThrows

67.11mmedian signee

67.11mclass range

67.11m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

20.08mmedian signee

20.08mclass range

20.08m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:50.81median signee

4:49.57 – 4:57.55class range

4:50.818 signees

800mDistance

2:15.35median signee

2:08.80 – 2:19.58class range

2:15.357 signees

3200mDistance

10:40.08median signee

10:13.41 – 11:00.02class range

10:40.086 signees

400mSprints

57.41median signee

55.89 – 58.94class range

57.412 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.88mmedian signee

5.92m – 5.84mclass range

5.88m2 signees

Triple JumpJumps

11.66mmedian signee

12.01m – 11.31mclass range

11.66m2 signees

100mSprints

11.90median signee

11.90class range

11.901 signee

200mSprints

25.24median signee

25.24class range

25.241 signee

High JumpJumps

1.60mmedian signee

1.60mclass range

1.60m1 signee

JavelinThrows

38.51mmedian signee

38.51mclass range

38.51m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

11.51mmedian signee

11.51mclass range

11.51m1 signee

Who recruits for Penn State

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

John GondakHead Coach
Aaron KindtAssistant Coach – Mid-Distance/DistanceDistance
Amy RudolphAssistant Coach – Mid-Distance/DistanceDistance
Brandon RizzoAssistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Darrell HillAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Marci PalmerAdministrative Support Assistant
Mike AshtonAssistant Coach - Pole Vault/ High JumpJumps
Spence, FritzAssistant Coach - High Jump/Multi-EventsMultis

Verified contact details for every Penn State coach are in the member database.

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

23 of the 24 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 · 10 signed

Signed out of: IL · CO · PA · TN

100m1 signed

10.24

400m1 signed

46.59

800m1 signed

1:51.43

3200m4 signed

8:51.258:59.099:02.259:02.46

High Jump1 signed

1.85m

Shot Put1 signed

20.08m

Javelin1 signed

67.11m

Women's class · 13 signed · 12 American shown

Signed out of: TX · PA · MA · VA · AL · MD · +1 more

100m1 signed

11.90

800m3 signed

2:08.802:09.552:11.56

1600m3 signed

4:49.574:49.854:49.85

3200m3 signed

10:13.4110:23.5010:36.92

Long Jump2 signed

5.92m5.84m

+ 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.

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