Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26 signing class
NCAA Division II 400m Recruiting Standards (2026-27)
The honest answer to "am I a D2 400m athlete?" is not a published standard — it is what D2 programs actually signed. Every number below comes from the real high-school marks of the 2025-26 class.
The middle number is the median signee’s PR; P25 is the fast end of the class and P75 the slow end that still signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. Sourced from verified meet results, American pool only.
Boys · 400m
486 signees · 151 programsP25 — top quarter
49.72
The fast end of the D2 class.
P50 — median signee
51.49
The middle D2 signee.
P75 — back quarter
54.00
Still signed at this level.
51.49 is the median D2 400m signee — not a published standard, the middle time of the 486 boys signed by D2 programs in this event. 49.72 marks the top quarter; 54.00 marks the weakest quarter that still signed.
D2 programs signing the most 400m
- Wingate10 signees49.91median
- Cal St Los Angeles9 signees50.75median
- Tiffin9 signees52.11median
- California PA9 signees52.89median
- Grand Valley St8 signees49.56median
- Lincoln PA8 signees51.52median
- Northwest Nazarene8 signees53.85median
- Findlay7 signees49.92median
- Chico State7 signees53.18median
- Bloomsburg7 signees55.37median
Girls · 400m
247 signees · 122 programsP25 — top quarter
58.20
The fast end of the D2 class.
P50 — median signee
59.62
The middle D2 signee.
P75 — back quarter
1:01.00
Still signed at this level.
59.62 is the median D2 400m signee — not a published standard, the middle time of the 247 girls signed by D2 programs in this event. 58.20 marks the top quarter; 1:01.00 marks the weakest quarter that still signed.
D2 programs signing the most 400m
- Grand Valley St7 signees58.61median
- Pittsburg St6 signees56.64median
- Cal St San Marcos6 signees57.64median
- West Virginia St5 signees58.25median
- Hillsdale5 signees58.28median
- Cal Poly Pomona5 signees1:03.80median
- West Chester4 signees58.30median
- Lincoln PA4 signees58.74median
- Northwest Nazarene4 signees59.56median
- Cedarville4 signees59.85median
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Other D2 event standards
400m standards at the other levels
These are last cycle’s signing marks for one division, not a fixed cutoff — a division median hides a wide spread between its best and worst programs. Coaches also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation rather than settling one.
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