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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Wake Forest's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:10.96, with the class ranging 4:05.30 – 4:12.60 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Wake Forest competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Wake Forest's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:54.66, with the class ranging 1:52.93 – 1:56.26 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Wake Forest competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Wake Forest's 2025-26 American men's signees was 8:48.11, with the class ranging 8:46.87 – 8:56.81 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Wake Forest competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Wake Forest's 2025-26 American women's signees was 4:47.83, with the class ranging 4:42.22 – 4:48.64 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Wake Forest competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Wake Forest's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:11.63, with the class ranging 2:11.51 – 2:11.75 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Wake Forest competes in the ACC.

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

The median high-school 100m mark of Wake Forest's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12.37, with the class ranging 12.37 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Wake Forest competes in the ACC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Wake Forest?

Brandon Hazouri (Women's Cross Country Head Coach and Track & Field Associate Head Coach) leads the Wake Forest track & field program. Brandon Hazouri leads a staff of 6 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Wake Forest

NCAA Division I · ACC · NC

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 11 athletes Wake Forest actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 1 international signee. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Wake Forest is a 5,471-student private campus in Winston-Salem, NC and competes in the ACC. Brandon Hazouri leads a staff of 6 covering 3 event groups.

“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.

Wake Forest program snapshot

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: ACC
Campus: Winston-Salem, NC
Enrollment: 5,471 students
T&F operating budget: $2.2M men · $2.4M 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

4:10.96median signee

4:05.30 – 4:12.60class range

4:10.964 signees

800mDistance

1:54.66median signee

1:52.93 – 1:56.26class range

1:54.664 signees

3200mDistance

8:48.11median signee

8:46.87 – 8:56.81class range

8:48.113 signees

+2 more events with real signee standards — Discus, Shot Put

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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

4:47.83median signee

4:42.22 – 4:48.64class range

4:47.833 signees

800mDistance

2:11.63median signee

2:11.51 – 2:11.75class range

2:11.632 signees

100mSprints

12.37median signee

12.37class range

12.371 signee

+8 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 400m, 100m Hurdles, 3200m, High Jump, Long Jump, Javelin, Shot Put

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Who recruits for Wake Forest

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

Brandon HazouriWomen's Cross Country Head Coach and Track & Field Associate Head CoachDistance
Hickey, RachelAssistant Coach
John HayesDirector, Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
John LePinoAssistant Coach
Justin ClickettAssistant Coach, ThrowsThrows
Ryan GrinnellAssistant Coach (Jumps & Combined Events)Multis

The full Wake Forest coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Wake Forest's 2025-26 class

10 of the 11 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 · 6 signed · 5 American shown

Signed out of: NJ · CA · ID

1600m1 signed

4:09.97

3200m3 signed

8:46.878:48.118:56.81

Shot Put1 signed

17.98m

+ 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.

Women's class · 4 signed

Signed out of: MA · CO · WA

1600m2 signed

4:42.224:48.64

3200m1 signed

10:11.43

100m Hurdles1 signed

14.54

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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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Real signee marks for the programs Wake Forest recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Wake Forest signs

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

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