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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Tufts's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:20.49, with the class ranging 4:13.01 – 4:31.08 across 9 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Tufts competes in the NESCAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Tufts's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:00.45, with the class ranging 1:56.72 – 2:09.38 across 8 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Tufts competes in the NESCAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Tufts's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:22.56, with the class ranging 9:01.10 – 9:49.99 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Tufts competes in the NESCAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Tufts's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:17.91, with the class ranging 2:13.80 – 2:29.42 across 7 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Tufts competes in the NESCAC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Tufts's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:01.85, with the class ranging 4:59.58 – 5:18.44 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Tufts competes in the NESCAC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Tufts's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:29.98, with the class ranging 11:05.26 – 11:34.83 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Tufts competes in the NESCAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Tufts?

Colello, Ben (Associate Head Coach - Jumps, Multis, Javelin) leads the Tufts track & field program. Colello, Ben leads a staff of 11 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Tufts

NCAA Division III · NESCAC · MA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Tufts actually signed: 37 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 3 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.

Tufts is a 7,061-student private campus in Medford, MA and competes in the NESCAC. Colello, Ben leads a staff of 11 covering 4 event groups.

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 Tufts program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: NESCAC
Campus: Medford, MA
Enrollment: 7,061 students
T&F operating budget: $283K men · $302K women

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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

4:20.49median signee

4:13.01 – 4:31.08class range

4:20.499 signees

800mDistance

2:00.45median signee

1:56.72 – 2:09.38class range

2:00.458 signees

3200mDistance

9:22.56median signee

9:01.10 – 9:49.99class range

9:22.566 signees

+12 more events with real signee standards — 100m, 200m, 400m, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin, High Jump, Pole Vault, Discus, Shot Put

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Women's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:17.91median signee

2:13.80 – 2:29.42class range

2:17.917 signees

1600mDistance

5:01.85median signee

4:59.58 – 5:18.44class range

5:01.855 signees

3200mDistance

11:29.98median signee

11:05.26 – 11:34.83class range

11:29.984 signees

+8 more events with real signee standards — Long Jump, 200m, 400m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Javelin

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Who recruits for Tufts

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Colello, BenAssociate Head Coach - Jumps, Multis, JavelinThrows
Morwick, KristenHead Coach of Track & Field/Assistant Coach of Cross CountryDistance
Norton, JamieDirector of Track & Field/Cross CountryDistance
Davis CoteAssistant Coach
Filias, DaveAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Gauthier, NoahAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Gustafson, IngridAssistant Coach - Pole VaultJumps
Liz DonahueAssistant Coach
Long, SophieAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Molinaro, EliseAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Rafuse, KatAssistant Coach - SprintsSprints & Hurdles

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

Every verified mark in Tufts's 2025-26 class

35 of the 37 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 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 · 20 signed · 19 American shown

Signed out of: Conn. · Calif. · Maine · Mass. · La. · Ill. · +5 more

100m2 signed

10.5810.69

400m1 signed

49.65

800m1 signed

1:56.83

1600m4 signed

4:14.734:15.864:20.494:25.85

3200m4 signed

9:01.109:19.519:20.819:48.60

110m Hurdles1 signed

14.27

300m Hurdles1 signed

39.89

High Jump1 signed

2.00m

Pole Vault1 signed

4.75m

Long Jump1 signed

6.61m

Triple Jump1 signed

14.08m

Shot Put1 signed

16.70m

+ 1 international signee 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 · 15 signed · 14 American shown

Signed out of: N.J. · Mass. · N.Y. · N.C. · Idaho · Pa. · +3 more

800m3 signed

2:13.802:16.422:17.42

1600m4 signed

4:59.585:00.505:01.855:18.44

3200m1 signed

11:25.23

High Jump2 signed

1.63m1.60m

Pole Vault1 signed

3.45m

Long Jump2 signed

5.12m5.06m

Javelin1 signed

35.15m

+ 1 international signee 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 35 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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