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

The median high-school 1600m mark of UC Riverside's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:18.01, with the class ranging 4:12.72 – 4:24.34 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Riverside competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of UC Riverside's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:15.31, with the class ranging 9:04.68 – 9:21.92 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Riverside competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of UC Riverside's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:55.11, with the class ranging 1:52.12 – 1:58.77 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Riverside competes in the Big West.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by UC Riverside (women's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of UC Riverside's 2025-26 American women's signees was 1:01.08, with the class ranging 57.93 – 1:05.88 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Riverside competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of UC Riverside's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.23, with the class ranging 12.01 – 12.46 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Riverside competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of UC Riverside's 2025-26 American women's signees was 25.33, with the class ranging 25.17 – 25.48 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Riverside competes in the Big West.

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

Eric Fremd (Associate Head Track & Field Coach) leads the UC Riverside track & field program. Eric Fremd leads a staff of 5 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at UC Riverside

NCAA Division I · Big West · CA

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 22 athletes UC Riverside actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

UC Riverside is a 22,646-student public campus in Riverside, CA and competes in the Big West. Eric Fremd leads a staff of 5 covering 3 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.

UC Riverside, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big West
Campus: Riverside, CA
Enrollment: 22,646 students
T&F operating budget: $662K men · $757K 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

4:18.01median signee

4:12.72 – 4:24.34class range

4:18.016 signees

3200mDistance

9:15.31median signee

9:04.68 – 9:21.92class range

9:15.315 signees

800mDistance

1:55.11median signee

1:52.12 – 1:58.77class range

1:55.115 signees

+5 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100m

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

1:01.08median signee

57.93 – 1:05.88class range

1:01.085 signees

100mSprints

12.23median signee

12.01 – 12.46class range

12.232 signees

200mSprints

25.33median signee

25.17 – 25.48class range

25.332 signees

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Who recruits for UC Riverside

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

Eric FremdAssociate Head Track & Field Coach
Nate BrowneDirector of Cross Country/Track & Field (Sprints, Relays)Sprints & Hurdles
Zach NewsomAssociate Head Cross Country CoachDistance
Fatimat Yusuf-OlukojuAssistant Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Relays)Sprints & Hurdles
Matthew BooneAssistant Track & Field Coach (Throws)Throws

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

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

20 of the 22 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 · 12 signed

Signed out of: CA · Calif.

100m1 signed

10.43

400m2 signed

47.8748.49

800m3 signed

1:52.121:54.481:55.11

1600m2 signed

4:12.724:14.75

3200m2 signed

9:04.689:21.92

Triple Jump2 signed

14.92m14.73m

Women's class · 8 signed

Signed out of: CA · IL

100m1 signed

12.01

400m4 signed

57.931:01.081:02.981:05.88

800m1 signed

2:14.33

1600m1 signed

5:23.12

Triple Jump1 signed

12.17m

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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 Riverside recruits against.

D1 standards for the events UC Riverside signs

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

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