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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Stanford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:05.27, with the class ranging 3:59.05 – 4:15.80 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Stanford competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Stanford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 8:44.71, with the class ranging 8:43.12 – 8:46.29 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Stanford competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Stanford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:51.66, with the class ranging 1:49.37 – 1:53.95 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Stanford competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Stanford's 2025-26 American men's signees was 48.49, with the class ranging 48.49 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Stanford competes in the ACC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Stanford (women's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Stanford's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11.90, with the class ranging 11.71 – 12.13 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Stanford competes in the ACC.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Stanford (women's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Stanford's 2025-26 American women's signees was 24.17, with the class ranging 23.88 – 24.22 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Stanford competes in the ACC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Stanford?

J.J. Clark (Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field and Cross Country) leads the Stanford track & field program. J.J. Clark leads a staff of 7 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Stanford

NCAA Division I · ACC · CA

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

Stanford is a 8,054-student private campus in Stanford, CA and competes in the ACC. J.J. Clark leads a staff of 7 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.

Stanford program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: ACC
Campus: Stanford, CA
Enrollment: 8,054 students
T&F operating budget: $2.3M men · $3.5M 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

4:05.27median signee

3:59.05 – 4:15.80class range

4:05.273 signees

3200mDistance

8:44.71median signee

8:43.12 – 8:46.29class range

8:44.712 signees

800mDistance

1:51.66median signee

1:49.37 – 1:53.95class range

1:51.662 signees

400mSprints

48.49median signee

48.49class range

48.491 signee

Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

11.90median signee

11.71 – 12.13class range

11.904 signees

200mSprints

24.17median signee

23.88 – 24.22class range

24.173 signees

1600mDistance

4:39.73median signee

4:33.90 – 4:52.54class range

4:39.733 signees

DiscusThrows

43.10mmedian signee

49.86m – 42.16mclass range

43.10m3 signees

400mSprints

54.84median signee

53.70 – 55.97class range

54.842 signees

3200mDistance

9:59.11median signee

9:48.98 – 10:09.23class range

9:59.112 signees

800mDistance

2:04.30median signee

2:03.84 – 2:04.76class range

2:04.302 signees

Long JumpJumps

6.44mmedian signee

6.44m – 6.43mclass range

6.44m2 signees

Triple JumpJumps

12.81mmedian signee

12.87m – 12.76mclass range

12.81m2 signees

Shot PutThrows

13.89mmedian signee

14.05m – 13.73mclass range

13.89m2 signees

JavelinThrows

35.11mmedian signee

35.11mclass range

35.11m1 signee

Who recruits for Stanford

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

J.J. ClarkFranklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field and Cross CountryDistance
Addy Royal-SmithAssistant Coach • Cross Country/DistanceDistance
Arthur IgnaczakAssistant Coach • Jumps/Pole Vault/MultisMultis
Erica FergusonAssistant Coach • Jumps/MultisMultis
Rahn SheffieldAssistant Coach • SprintsSprints & Hurdles
Ricardo SantosAssistant Coach • Cross Country/DistanceDistance
Thomas GesserThe Barnds / Malueg Family Assistant Track & Field Coach • ThrowsThrows

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

Every verified mark in Stanford's 2025-26 class

14 of the 15 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 · 3 signed

Signed out of: Md. · Calif. · Wa.

800m1 signed

1:49.37

1600m1 signed

3:59.05

3200m1 signed

8:46.29

Women's class · 11 signed

Signed out of: N.Y. · Calif. · N.J. · PA · Md. · Texas · +2 more

100m1 signed

11.71

400m1 signed

53.70

800m2 signed

2:03.842:04.76

3200m2 signed

9:48.9810:09.23

Long Jump1 signed

6.44m

Triple Jump1 signed

12.87m

Shot Put1 signed

14.05m

Discus2 signed

49.86m43.10m

Members see who each of these 14 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 ACC recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Stanford recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Stanford signs

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

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