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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Sam Houston's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:26.90, with the class ranging 4:16.67 – 4:34.03 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Sam Houston competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Sam Houston's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:32.11, with the class ranging 9:19.62 – 9:43.81 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Sam Houston competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Sam Houston's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:00.03, with the class ranging 1:56.17 – 2:04.56 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Sam Houston competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Sam Houston's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:16.27, with the class ranging 2:07.51 – 2:27.17 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Sam Houston competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Sam Houston's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:13.09, with the class ranging 5:03.71 – 5:15.44 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Sam Houston competes in the C-USA.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Sam Houston's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:28.41, with the class ranging 11:11.61 – 11:45.22 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Sam Houston competes in the C-USA.

Who is the head track and field coach at Sam Houston?

David Self (Head Coach (Sprints)) leads the Sam Houston track & field program. David Self leads a staff of 5 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Sam Houston

NCAA Division I · C-USA · TX

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 15 athletes Sam Houston actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Sam Houston is a 18,179-student public campus in Huntsville, TX and competes in the C-USA. David Self leads a staff of 5 covering 4 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.

Sam Houston, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: C-USA
Campus: Huntsville, TX
Enrollment: 18,179 students
T&F operating budget: $835K men · $755K 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

4:26.90median signee

4:16.67 – 4:34.03class range

4:26.905 signees

3200mDistance

9:32.11median signee

9:19.62 – 9:43.81class range

9:32.114 signees

800mDistance

2:00.03median signee

1:56.17 – 2:04.56class range

2:00.034 signees

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:16.27median signee

2:07.51 – 2:27.17class range

2:16.275 signees

1600mDistance

5:13.09median signee

5:03.71 – 5:15.44class range

5:13.093 signees

3200mDistance

11:28.41median signee

11:11.61 – 11:45.22class range

11:28.412 signees

+2 more events with real signee standards — 400m, Shot Put

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Who recruits for Sam Houston

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

David SelfHead Coach (Sprints)Sprints & Hurdles
Patrick TorresHead Coach (Cross Country) / Assistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Derrick BrooksAssistant Coach
Micah GuthlandAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
TJ PrideAssistant Coach - Horizontals/Pole Vault/Combined EventsMultis

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

Every verified mark in Sam Houston's 2025-26 class

11 of the 15 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 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 · 5 signed

Signed out of: TX

800m1 signed

1:56.17

1600m1 signed

4:16.67

3200m3 signed

9:25.779:38.449:43.81

Women's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: TX

800m4 signed

2:07.512:16.192:16.272:16.78

1600m1 signed

5:13.09

Shot Put1 signed

14.40m

Members see who each of these 11 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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D1 standards for the events Sam Houston signs

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

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