Columbia track and field recruiting standards
NCAA Division I · Ivy League · 2026-27
| Event | Recruitment | Try-out |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 10.60 | 10.80 |
| 200m | 21.50 | 21.95 |
| 400m | 47.90 | 49.00 |
| 110m hurdles | 14.00 | 14.25 |
| 300m hurdles | 38.15 | 39.50 |
| 400m hurdles | 52.00 | 54.00 |
| 800m | 1:53 | 1:54 |
| 1600m | 4:12 | 4:16 |
| Event | Recruitment | Try-out |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 11.75 | 12.05 |
| 200m | 24.30 | 24.80 |
| 400m | 55.00 | 57.00 |
| 100m hurdles | 13.90 | 14.40 |
| 300m hurdles | 41.75 | 43.50 |
| 400m hurdles | 1:00.50 | 1:02.00 |
| 800m | 2:11 | 2:13 |
| 1600m | 4:54 | 4:58 |
Source: Columbia Track & Field Recruitment Guide '26-'27 (PDF) · Columbia Track & Field / Cross Country Recruiting. Retrieved October 2026.
What Columbia's tiers mean
- Recruitment
- Columbia's standard for recruitment, to be reached by July 1 before senior year.
- Try-out
- The level at which Columbia lists a try-out opportunity.
What the sheet also says
- All marks must be FAT with a wind reading.
- Recruitment standards must be achieved by July 1 before senior year.
- The guide also lists minimum academic standards: an unweighted GPA of 3.6/4.0 (or 93/100), SAT 1400, ACT 33, while noting that neither the SAT nor the ACT is currently required.
- All financial aid at Columbia is need-based.
Getting recruited by Columbia
- 1Fill out the questionnaire
Most programs collect prospects through a recruiting questionnaire on their official site. Look for it on Columbia's track and field pages, along with the coaching staff's contact details.
- 2Email your event coach
Keep it short. Give your events, your FAT marks with wind readings and meet dates, links to your results, your graduation year, GPA and test scores, and the meets you're running next.
- 3Be honest about where you are
Compare your wind-legal FAT marks to the tier you're aiming for. If you're close but haven't hit it, say so and show how your last few races have trended.
- 4Follow up when you PR
A new mark is the best reason to write again. Coaches build their recruiting boards over months, so send a time that crosses one of their lines as soon as you run it.
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