Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Rochester

What it actually takes to run at Rochester

NCAA Division III · UAA · NY

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 31 athletes Rochester actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Rochester is a 6,331-student private campus in Rochester, NY and competes in the UAA. Albert, Sam leads a staff of 7 covering 3 event groups.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

Rochester, by the numbers

Division
NCAA Division III
Conference
UAA
Campus
Rochester, NY
Enrollment
6,331 students

Private institution

T&F operating budget
$199K men · $200K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

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

400mSprints
52.086 signees
800mDistance
1:58.666 signees
1600mDistance
4:30.515 signees
100mSprints
11.414 signees
200mSprints
23.383 signees
DiscusThrows
44.09m3 signees
110m HurdlesHurdles
15.382 signees
3200mDistance
10:09.552 signees
High JumpJumps
1.83m2 signees
Shot PutThrows
12.79m2 signees
Pole VaultJumps
4.42m1 signee

Women's standards

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

800mDistance
2:25.723 signees
Long JumpJumps
5.20m3 signees
200mSprints
27.672 signees
Triple JumpJumps
10.98m2 signees
400mSprints
1:05.461 signee
1600mDistance
5:35.011 signee
3200mDistance
11:54.861 signee
High JumpJumps
1.52m1 signee

Who recruits for Rochester

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, throws, combined events.

  • Albert, SamDirector of Track & Field/Cross Country GoergenDistance
  • Petsch, JayAssistant Director of Track & Field (Jumps & Multi Events) GoergenMultis
  • Herbert, MatthewMen's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach (Distance) Fauver 203BDistance
  • McCarthy, GabbyAssistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Fauver 203BDistance
  • O'Connell, MadelineVolunteer Track & Field Assistant Coach
  • Ponko, EllieVolunteer Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant CoachDistance
  • Rose, PaulTrack & Field Coach (Throws) FauverThrows

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

Every verified mark in Rochester's 2025-26 class

25 of the 31 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 6 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 · 19 signed
100m1 signed
10.72
200m1 signed
24.82
400m3 signed
50.2852.1853.04
800m4 signed
1:55.331:55.881:56.222:01.09
1600m1 signed
4:34.62
3200m1 signed
10:08.72
110m Hurdles2 signed
15.3215.44
High Jump2 signed
1.83m1.83m
Pole Vault1 signed
4.42m
Discus3 signed
47.60m44.09m43.84m
Women's class · 6 signed
800m3 signed
2:23.262:25.722:30.08
Long Jump2 signed
5.20m4.72m
Triple Jump1 signed
11.69m

Members see who each of these 25 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

Where do YOUR marks fit?

BeastMatch scores your PRs against the actual signing history of every college program — Rochester and 980+ more — in seconds. Free, no account needed.

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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D3 standards for the events Rochester signs

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

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