Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 4:15 1600m?
A boys 4:15 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 238 of the 265 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 56 in D1, 66 in D2, 93 in D3 and 23 in NAIA.
n = 2,304 boys 1600m marks, 2025-26 signing class, trackbeast.com. These are signed athletes' own high-school bests, D1 through NAIA. Programs with fewer than four signees in the event get no median.
Where a 4:15 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 4:15 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 4:12.93 | 4:18.34 | 4:26.13 | Ahead of the median signee | 706 |
| D2 | 4:24.19 | 4:31.40 | 4:43.12 | In the top quarter of the class | 570 |
| D3 | 4:27.74 | 4:36.87 | 4:50.41 | In the top quarter of the class | 752 |
| NAIA | 4:32.88 | 4:42.63 | 4:54.17 | In the top quarter of the class | 276 |
- D1: 4:15 is 3.3 seconds ahead of the median signee (4:18.34) and 2.1 seconds short of the top quarter (4:12.93).
- At D2, 4:15 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 570 signees ran slower than 4:24.19. The median was 4:31.40.
- 4:15 clears the D3 top-quarter line (4:27.74) and sits 22 seconds ahead of the median signee (4:36.87).
- NAIA: 4:15 is inside the top quarter of the class. The top-quarter line was 4:32.88 and the median NAIA signee ran 4:42.63, 28 seconds slower.
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 4:15
50 programs have a median boys 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 4:15. The closest at each level:
- DartmouthD1Ivy · NH5 signees4:15.18median
- UC Santa BarbaraD1Big West · CA5 signees4:14.67median
- Air ForceD1Mountain West · CO6 signees4:15.72median
- WashburnD2MIAA · KS4 signees4:16.38median
- Central WashingtonD2GNAC · WA4 signees4:18.08median
- Adams StateD2RMAC · CO5 signees4:19.00median
- Johns HopkinsD3Centennial · MD5 signees4:16.82median
- NYUD3UAA · NY4 signees4:17.79median
- WilliamsD3NESCAC · MA5 signees4:18.31median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 4:15: the next rung.
How to use this
Read a program median as "the typical signee", never as a bar you must clear. Half the class sat behind it. Grade, progression, a second event and roster needs all move a real decision, so this is a list of coaches to write, not a promise.
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These numbers describe the 2025-26 signing class; they do not guarantee a spot or aid. Sourced from public meet results and official rosters, and refreshed as new data lands.
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