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

The median high-school 1600m mark of U of Chicago's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:24.78, with the class ranging 4:18.63 – 4:37.90 across 9 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. U of Chicago competes in the UAA.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of U of Chicago's 2025-26 American men's signees was 52.16, with the class ranging 50.40 – 53.59 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. U of Chicago competes in the UAA.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of U of Chicago's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:26.86, with the class ranging 9:11.34 – 9:42.80 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. U of Chicago competes in the UAA.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of U of Chicago's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:03.42, with the class ranging 4:56.22 – 5:14.17 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. U of Chicago competes in the UAA.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of U of Chicago's 2025-26 American women's signees was 10:57.75, with the class ranging 10:27.88 – 11:22.21 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. U of Chicago competes in the UAA.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of U of Chicago's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.39, with the class ranging 12.39 – 13.20 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. U of Chicago competes in the UAA.

Who is the head track and field coach at U of Chicago?

Hall, Chris (Head Cross Country Coach / Head Track and Field Coach) leads the U of Chicago track & field program. Hall, Chris leads a staff of 7 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at U of Chicago

NCAA Division III · UAA · IL

No published standards, no estimates — this is what U of Chicago actually signed: 36 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 1 international signee. What it takes, straight from the results.

U of Chicago is a 7,569-student private campus in Chicago, IL and competes in the UAA. Hall, Chris leads a staff of 7 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 U of Chicago program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division III
Conference: UAA
Campus: Chicago, IL
Enrollment: 7,569 students
T&F operating budget: $264K men · $268K 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

4:24.78median signee

4:18.63 – 4:37.90class range

4:24.789 signees

400mSprints

52.16median signee

50.40 – 53.59class range

52.166 signees

3200mDistance

9:26.86median signee

9:11.34 – 9:42.80class range

9:26.866 signees

+8 more events with real signee standards — 800m, 200m, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, 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

1600mDistance

5:03.42median signee

4:56.22 – 5:14.17class range

5:03.426 signees

3200mDistance

10:57.75median signee

10:27.88 – 11:22.21class range

10:57.754 signees

100mSprints

12.39median signee

12.39 – 13.20class range

12.393 signees

+8 more events with real signee standards — 200m, Long Jump, 800m, Triple Jump, 400m, 100m Hurdles, Discus, Shot Put

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Who recruits for U of Chicago

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, throws, combined events.

Hall, ChrisHead Cross Country Coach / Head Track and Field CoachDistance
Ari SkolnikAssistant Track and Field Coach (Sprints)Sprints & Hurdles
Begley, JackAssistant Track & Field Coach (Distance)Distance
Booker, DarienAssistant Track & Field Coach (Sprints)Sprints & Hurdles
Callahan, PeterAssistant Track and Field Coach (Middle Distance)Distance
Cattau, OliviaAssistant Track and Field Coach (Jumps and Multis)Multis
Murphy, NicoleAssistant Track and Field Coach (Throws)Throws

Direct, verified contact info for the full U of Chicago staff lives in the member database.

Every verified mark in U of Chicago's 2025-26 class

34 of the 36 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 · 22 signed

Signed out of: N.C. · Calif. · N.Y. · Ariz. · Ohio · N.J. · +7 more

400m4 signed

50.4050.7251.8753.04

800m5 signed

1:55.411:56.741:57.451:58.571:59.63

1600m2 signed

4:18.634:27.61

3200m5 signed

9:11.349:11.629:12.639:41.089:42.80

110m Hurdles1 signed

15.15

300m Hurdles1 signed

39.27

Pole Vault1 signed

4.72m

Long Jump1 signed

6.49m

Triple Jump1 signed

13.75m

Shot Put1 signed

17.22m

Women's class · 12 signed

Signed out of: Calif. · Wis. · Ga. · Md. · D.C. · N.J. · +1 more

100m1 signed

12.39

200m1 signed

25.56

800m1 signed

2:14.93

1600m2 signed

4:56.225:09.38

3200m3 signed

10:27.8810:57.6010:57.90

Long Jump2 signed

5.62m5.05m

Triple Jump1 signed

11.20m

Shot Put1 signed

8.51m

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More UAA recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs U of Chicago recruits against.

D3 standards for the events U of Chicago signs

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

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