PROGRAM DNA · D1 WOMEN'S · 100H/110H, 400H
Best D1 women's programs for hurdles
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical D1 women's roster puts 8% of its athletes in hurdles. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 27 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the hurdles talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in hurdles, per season.
Programs that invest most in hurdles
- 1
MEAC · DC
24% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 5 signed in the last 3 classes
- 2
SEC · TN
16% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 0 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 3
Big Ten · CA
13% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 2 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 4
Big 12 · TX
14% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 5
SEC · AR
10% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 5 signed in the last 3 classes
- 6KansasSpecialty
Big 12 · KS
19% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 7Southern UniversitySpecialty
SWAC · LA
13% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes
- 8SyracuseSpecialty
ACC · NY
17% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes
- 9AlbanySpecialty
America East · NY
15% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 6 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 10HamptonSpecialty
CAA · VA
20% of the roster in hurdles vs 8% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
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The full D1 hurdles list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
D1 women's programs that do not recruit hurdles
No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.
Questions athletes and parents ask
Which D1 women's programs recruit the most hurdles athletes?
Howard, Vanderbilt, USC, Texas Tech, Arkansas carry and sign well above the D1 average in hurdles (8% of a typical D1 roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which D1 programs do not recruit hurdles?
27 D1 women's programs show no hurdles athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including American, Bellarmine, California Baptist, Creighton, Eastern Kentucky, FIU. A thin group there is not an opening.
Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?
Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.
How is this calculated?
From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the D1 average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.
Other D1 women's event areas
As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas