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

The median high-school 1600m mark of UC Irvine's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:14.80, with the class ranging 4:09.69 – 4:19.91 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Irvine competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of UC Irvine's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:14.97, with the class ranging 9:12.68 – 9:17.27 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Irvine competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of UC Irvine's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:58.00, with the class ranging 1:56.65 – 1:59.36 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Irvine competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of UC Irvine's 2025-26 American women's signees was 4:59.55, with the class ranging 4:55.89 – 5:02.24 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Irvine competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of UC Irvine's 2025-26 American women's signees was 10:52.44, with the class ranging 10:46.27 – 11:11.53 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Irvine competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of UC Irvine's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:20.19, with the class ranging 2:16.74 – 2:20.54 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Irvine competes in the Big West.

Who is the head track and field coach at UC Irvine?

Jeff Perkins (Director / Head Coach) leads the UC Irvine track & field program. Jeff Perkins leads a staff of 6.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at UC Irvine

NCAA Division I · Big West · CA

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 14 athletes UC Irvine actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 1 international signee. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

UC Irvine is a 29,503-student public campus in Irvine, CA and competes in the Big West. Jeff Perkins leads a staff of 6.

“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.

UC Irvine, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big West
Campus: Irvine, CA
Enrollment: 29,503 students
T&F operating budget: $361K men · $950K 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

4:14.80median signee

4:09.69 – 4:19.91class range

4:14.802 signees

3200mDistance

9:14.97median signee

9:12.68 – 9:17.27class range

9:14.972 signees

800mDistance

1:58.00median signee

1:56.65 – 1:59.36class range

1:58.002 signees

+2 more events with real signee standards — Long Jump, Triple Jump

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:59.55median signee

4:55.89 – 5:02.24class range

4:59.553 signees

3200mDistance

10:52.44median signee

10:46.27 – 11:11.53class range

10:52.443 signees

800mDistance

2:20.19median signee

2:16.74 – 2:20.54class range

2:20.193 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 100m, 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, High Jump

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Who recruits for UC Irvine

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site.

Jeff PerkinsDirector / Head Coach
Katelyn CiarelliAssociate Head Coach
Casey KearAssistant Coach
Sean BrownAssistant Coach
Tony CiarelliVolunteer Assistant Coach
Vince O'BoyleCoach Emeritus

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

Every verified mark in UC Irvine's 2025-26 class

10 of the 14 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 · 4 signed

Signed out of: Calif.

1600m1 signed

4:09.69

3200m1 signed

9:12.68

Long Jump1 signed

7.16m

Triple Jump1 signed

14.58m

Women's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: Calif.

400m1 signed

55.15

1600m2 signed

4:55.894:59.55

3200m1 signed

10:46.27

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.74

High Jump1 signed

1.73m

Members see who each of these 10 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 Big West recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs UC Irvine recruits against.

D1 standards for the events UC Irvine signs

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

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