UCLA track and field recruiting standards
NCAA Division I · Big Ten · 2024-25 sheet (the most recent UCLA has published)
| Event | Scholarship | Walk-on |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 10.40 | 10.65 |
| 200m | 20.80 | 21.50 |
| 400m | 46.40 | 47.50 |
| 110m hurdles | 13.60 | 14.10 |
| 300m hurdles | 36.50 | 37.10 |
| 400m hurdles | 51.30 | 52.50 |
| 800m | 1:48.00 | 1:50.00 |
| 1600m | 4:04.00 | 4:08.00 |
| Event | Scholarship | Walk-on |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 11.45 | 11.80 |
| 200m | 23.30 | 24.40 |
| 400m | 53.50 | 55.20 |
| 100m hurdles | 13.35 | 13.90 |
| 300m hurdles | 41.70 | 43.00 |
| 400m hurdles | 57.00 | 59.90 |
| 800m | 2:05.00 | 2:08.00 |
| 1600m | 4:40.00 | 4:50.00 |
Source: UCLA Track & Field / Cross Country, Recruiting Standards 2024-25 (PDF). Retrieved October 2026.
What UCLA's tiers mean
- Scholarship
- The minimum mark UCLA needs to see before it will consider you for a partial or full scholarship.
- Walk-on
- UCLA's walk-on standard: the level it lists for a non-scholarship roster spot.
What the sheet also says
- Sprint and hurdle times must be fully automatic (FAT).
- Placings at the State Championships and at Foot Locker and Nike regional and national meets are also evaluated.
- Roster spots and scholarships are limited each year, and UCLA asks athletes who have met the standards to contact the staff.
Getting recruited by UCLA
- 1Fill out the questionnaire
Most programs collect prospects through a recruiting questionnaire on their official site. Look for it on UCLA'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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