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

The median high-school 1600m mark of UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:14.67, with the class ranging 4:07.30 – 4:21.52 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Santa Barbara competes in the Big West.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by UC Santa Barbara (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.81, with the class ranging 21.59 – 21.96 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Santa Barbara competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 American men's signees was 47.92, with the class ranging 46.92 – 48.66 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Santa Barbara competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:17.44, with the class ranging 2:09.98 – 2:24.21 across 8 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Santa Barbara competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 American women's signees was 4:57.39, with the class ranging 4:43.08 – 5:13.84 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Santa Barbara competes in the Big West.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 American women's signees was 10:54.61, with the class ranging 10:19.05 – 11:09.15 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. UC Santa Barbara competes in the Big West.

Who is the head track and field coach at UC Santa Barbara?

Plumer, PattiSue (Associate Head Coach) leads the UC Santa Barbara track & field program. Plumer, PattiSue leads a staff of 5 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at UC Santa Barbara

NCAA Division I · Big West · CA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what UC Santa Barbara actually signed: 29 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 1 international signee. What it takes, straight from the results.

UC Santa Barbara is a 23,232-student public campus in Santa Barbara, CA and competes in the Big West. Plumer, PattiSue leads a staff of 5 covering 3 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 UC Santa Barbara program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big West
Campus: Santa Barbara, CA
Enrollment: 23,232 students
T&F operating budget: $627K men · $674K women

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:14.67median signee

4:07.30 – 4:21.52class range

4:14.675 signees

200mSprints

21.81median signee

21.59 – 21.96class range

21.814 signees

400mSprints

47.92median signee

46.92 – 48.66class range

47.924 signees

+8 more events with real signee standards — 800m, Discus, Shot Put, 100m, 3200m, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault

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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

2:17.44median signee

2:09.98 – 2:24.21class range

2:17.448 signees

1600mDistance

4:57.39median signee

4:43.08 – 5:13.84class range

4:57.396 signees

3200mDistance

10:54.61median signee

10:19.05 – 11:09.15class range

10:54.615 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — Pole Vault, 400m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Javelin, Shot Put

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Who recruits for UC Santa Barbara

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Plumer, PattiSueAssociate Head Coach
Vijay SaxenaDirector of Track & Field/Cross CountryDistance
Charlie Vernoy-GingAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Modin, MitchAssistant Coach
Whitaker, BillAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps

Direct, verified contact info for the full UC Santa Barbara staff lives in the member database.

Every verified mark in UC Santa Barbara's 2025-26 class

28 of the 29 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 · 13 signed

Signed out of: Calif. · Calif · CO

400m4 signed

46.9247.8947.9648.66

800m1 signed

1:53.04

1600m3 signed

4:07.304:12.204:16.50

3200m1 signed

9:16.69

Pole Vault1 signed

4.71m

Shot Put1 signed

16.68m

Discus2 signed

54.20m50.52m

Women's class · 15 signed · 14 American shown

Signed out of: Calif · Calif. · Mont. · N.C. · Wis. · WA

400m1 signed

56.75

800m3 signed

2:09.982:12.782:13.41

1600m3 signed

4:43.084:52.765:01.18

3200m2 signed

10:54.6111:09.15

Pole Vault2 signed

3.89m3.76m

Triple Jump1 signed

11.63m

Discus1 signed

43.03m

Javelin1 signed

43.61m

+ 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.

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More Big West recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs UC Santa Barbara recruits against.

D1 standards for the events UC Santa Barbara signs

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

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