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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Santa Clara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:12.31, with the class ranging 4:11.10 – 4:27.22 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Santa Clara competes in the WCC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Santa Clara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:19.12, with the class ranging 8:51.08 – 10:06.93 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Santa Clara competes in the WCC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Santa Clara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:53.81, with the class ranging 1:53.17 – 1:54.45 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Santa Clara competes in the WCC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Santa Clara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 50.04, with the class ranging 50.04 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Santa Clara competes in the WCC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Santa Clara's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:04.69, with the class ranging 4:58.62 – 5:16.47 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Santa Clara competes in the WCC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Santa Clara's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:16.47, with the class ranging 2:13.62 – 2:18.11 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Santa Clara competes in the WCC.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Santa Clara

NCAA Division I · WCC · CA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Santa Clara actually signed: 13 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Santa Clara is a 6,249-student private campus in Santa Clara, CA and competes in the WCC.

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 Santa Clara program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: WCC
Campus: Santa Clara, CA
Enrollment: 6,249 students
T&F operating budget: $1.3M men · $492K women

Distance only. Santa Clara sponsors women's cross country without a full outdoor track program. Sprint, jump, throw and multi-event athletes are not recruited here.

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:12.31median signee

4:11.10 – 4:27.22class range

4:12.314 signees

3200mDistance

9:19.12median signee

8:51.08 – 10:06.93class range

9:19.124 signees

800mDistance

1:53.81median signee

1:53.17 – 1:54.45class range

1:53.812 signees

400mSprints

50.04median signee

50.04class range

50.041 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:04.69median signee

4:58.62 – 5:16.47class range

5:04.696 signees

800mDistance

2:16.47median signee

2:13.62 – 2:18.11class range

2:16.474 signees

3200mDistance

11:07.14median signee

10:51.47 – 11:08.32class range

11:07.143 signees

Who recruits for Santa Clara

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory.

Felipe MontoroHead Men's Coach
Luisa WestleyAssistant Coach
Miley, AlexVolunteer Assistant Coach
Pete CushmanHead Women's Coach
Simon, MeronAssistant Coach
Tonney CoffeyVolunteer Coach
Tony CoffeyVolunteer Assistant Coach

Direct, verified contact info for the full Santa Clara staff lives in the member database.

Every mark Santa Clara signed — the whole 2025-26 class

13 athletes, and the high-school mark each one was signed on. Not a published standard, not an estimate, not a sample — every signing, every event. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.

Men's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: OR · WA · ID

800m2 signed

1:53.171:54.45

1600m1 signed

4:11.10

3200m3 signed

8:51.089:31.4310:06.93

Women's class · 7 signed

Signed out of: Calif. · Ore. · Ill.

800m2 signed

2:13.622:18.11

1600m2 signed

4:58.625:00.92

3200m3 signed

10:51.4711:07.1411:08.32

Members see who each of these 13 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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