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

The median high-school 1600m mark of UC Santa Cruz's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:26.77, with the class ranging 4:17.41 – 4:40.76 across 8 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of UC Santa Cruz's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:39.03, with the class ranging 9:29.30 – 9:44.23 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of UC Santa Cruz's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:55.82, with the class ranging 1:52.74 – 2:03.22 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of UC Santa Cruz's 2025-26 American men's signees was 53.78, with the class ranging 51.98 – 55.22 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by UC Santa Cruz (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of UC Santa Cruz's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.87, with the class ranging 11.87 – 11.87 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by UC Santa Cruz (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of UC Santa Cruz's 2025-26 American men's signees was 15.18, with the class ranging 15.09 – 15.28 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard.

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

Klech, David (Head Coach) leads the UC Santa Cruz track & field program. Klech, David leads a staff of 3.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at UC Santa Cruz

NCAA Division III · CA

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

UC Santa Cruz is a 17,940-student public campus and in Santa Cruz, CA. Klech, David leads a staff of 3.

“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 Santa Cruz, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division III
Campus: Santa Cruz, CA
Enrollment: 17,940 students
T&F operating budget: $295K men · $262K 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

4:26.77median signee

4:17.41 – 4:40.76class range

4:26.778 signees

3200mDistance

9:39.03median signee

9:29.30 – 9:44.23class range

9:39.034 signees

800mDistance

1:55.82median signee

1:52.74 – 2:03.22class range

1:55.824 signees

400mSprints

53.78median signee

51.98 – 55.22class range

53.783 signees

100mSprints

11.87median signee

11.87 – 11.87class range

11.872 signees

110m HurdlesHurdles

15.18median signee

15.09 – 15.28class range

15.182 signees

DiscusThrows

43.85mmedian signee

45.64m – 42.06mclass range

43.85m2 signees

200mSprints

23.17median signee

23.17class range

23.171 signee

Shot PutThrows

14.94mmedian signee

14.94mclass range

14.94m1 signee

Who recruits for UC Santa Cruz

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

Klech, DavidHead Coach
Mack, DeliaAssociate Head Coach
Kepon, DavisAssistant Coach

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

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

13 of the 14 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: CA

200m1 signed

23.17

800m3 signed

1:52.741:54.081:57.57

1600m3 signed

4:17.414:27.514:28.96

3200m3 signed

9:29.309:35.899:42.17

110m Hurdles1 signed

15.09

Shot Put1 signed

14.94m

Discus1 signed

45.64m

Members see who each of these 13 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 CA recruiting standards

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

D3 standards for the events UC Santa Cruz signs

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

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