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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Rice's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:15.40, with the class ranging 4:14.50 – 4:18.27 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Rice competes in the AAC.

What 300m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Rice (men's)?

The median high-school 300m Hurdles mark of Rice's 2025-26 American men's signees was 37.53, with the class ranging 36.61 – 38.45 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Rice competes in the AAC.

What Long Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Rice (men's)?

The median high-school Long Jump mark of Rice's 2025-26 American men's signees was 7.11m, with the class ranging 7.37m – 6.86m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Rice competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Rice's 2025-26 American men's signees was 49.46, with the class ranging 49.46 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Rice competes in the AAC.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Rice (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Rice's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.06, with the class ranging 14.06 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Rice competes in the AAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Rice's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:11.81, with the class ranging 9:11.81 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Rice competes in the AAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Rice?

Blackett, Andrea (Head Coach) leads the Rice track & field program. Blackett, Andrea leads a staff of 10.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Rice

NCAA Division I · AAC · TX

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 23 athletes Rice actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 9 international signees. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Rice is a 4,574-student private campus in Houston, TX and competes in the AAC. Blackett, Andrea leads a staff of 10.

“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.

Rice program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: AAC
Campus: Houston, TX
Enrollment: 4,574 students
T&F operating budget: $1.7M men · $2.5M 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

4:15.40median signee

4:14.50 – 4:18.27class range

4:15.403 signees

300m HurdlesHurdles

37.53median signee

36.61 – 38.45class range

37.532 signees

Long JumpJumps

7.11mmedian signee

7.37m – 6.86mclass range

7.11m2 signees

400mSprints

49.46median signee

49.46class range

49.461 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

14.06median signee

14.06class range

14.061 signee

3200mDistance

9:11.81median signee

9:11.81class range

9:11.811 signee

Pole VaultJumps

4.88mmedian signee

4.88mclass range

4.88m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

14.23mmedian signee

14.23mclass range

14.23m1 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:10.18median signee

5:08.63 – 5:11.73class range

5:10.182 signees

100mSprints

11.89median signee

11.89class range

11.891 signee

200mSprints

24.49median signee

24.49class range

24.491 signee

JavelinThrows

47.53mmedian signee

47.53mclass range

47.53m1 signee

Who recruits for Rice

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site.

Blackett, AndreaHead Coach
Brek ChristensenAssociate Head Coach
Jon WarrenHead Coach
Anderson, VinceVolunteer Coach
Balandran, AlyssaVolunteer Coach
Bernhard, CutterAssistant Coach
Hunter-Galvan, TaigenDirector of Track and Field Operations
Jeffrey Artis-GrayAssistant Coach
Peterson, HannaAssistant Coach
Rodriguez, MarkVolunteer Coach

The full Rice coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Rice's 2025-26 class

18 of the 23 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 · 9 signed · 7 American shown

Signed out of: TX · GA

1600m2 signed

4:15.404:18.27

3200m1 signed

9:11.81

300m Hurdles2 signed

36.6138.45

Pole Vault1 signed

4.88m

Long Jump1 signed

7.37m

+ 2 international signees 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 · 9 signed · 4 American shown

Signed out of: TX · VA

200m1 signed

24.49

1600m2 signed

5:08.635:11.73

Javelin1 signed

47.53m

+ 5 international signees 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.

Members see who each of these 18 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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Standards reflect the program’s most recent signing class and shift every cycle. Recruiting decisions also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots — a mark inside the range is a conversation, not a guarantee.

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More AAC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Rice recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Rice signs

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

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