Princeton track and field recruiting standards
NCAA Division I · Ivy League · Undated pages, current on goprincetontigers.com
| Event | Standard to qualify for recruitment |
|---|---|
| 60m | 7.00 |
| 100m | 10.80 |
| 200m | 22.00 |
| 400m | 48.80 |
| 110m hurdles | 14.20 |
| 300m hurdles | 37.50 |
| 400m hurdles | 53.50 |
| 800m | 1:53.00 |
| 1600m | 4:10.00 |
| Event | Standard to qualify for recruitment | Once-admitted walk-on standard |
|---|---|---|
| 60m | 7.65 | 7.68 |
| 100m | 12.00 | 12.10 |
| 200m | 24.50 | 24.80 |
| 400m | 56.00 | 57.00 |
| 100m hurdles | 14.00 | 14.50 |
| 300m hurdles | 43.00 | 44.50 |
| 400m hurdles | 62.00 | 63.00 |
| 800m | 2:10.5 | 2:13.0 |
| 1600m | 4:53.0 | 5:00.0 |
Source: Princeton Men's Track & Field Standards for Recruitment · Princeton Women's Track & Field Standards. Retrieved October 2026.
What Princeton's tiers mean
- Standard to qualify for recruitment
- The mark Princeton needs to see before it will recruit you.
- Once-admitted walk-on standard
- Women's program only: the mark for joining the team as a walk-on once you've been admitted.
What the sheet also says
- Recruiting standards should be achieved by the start of the prospect's senior year.
Notes on this transcription
- Neither page states a season. Both were the "Standards" links on Princeton's track pages in October 2026.
- The men's page labels the short hurdles "100H"; it's shown here as the men's 110m hurdles.
Getting recruited by Princeton
- 1Fill out the questionnaire
Most programs collect prospects through a recruiting questionnaire on their official site. Look for it on Princeton'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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