Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 4:30 1600m?
A boys 4:30 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 133 of the 265 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 7 in D1, 36 in D2, 69 in D3 and 21 in NAIA.
n = 2,304 boys 1600m marks, 2025-26 signing class, trackbeast.com. Every mark belongs to an athlete who signed with a college program. We print a program median only off four or more signees.
Where a 4:30 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 4:30 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 4:12.93 | 4:18.34 | 4:26.13 | Behind the back quarter | 706 |
| D2 | 4:24.19 | 4:31.40 | 4:43.12 | Ahead of the median signee | 570 |
| D3 | 4:27.74 | 4:36.87 | 4:50.41 | Ahead of the median signee | 752 |
| NAIA | 4:32.88 | 4:42.63 | 4:54.17 | In the top quarter of the class | 276 |
- D1: 4:30 is 3.9 seconds behind the back-quarter line (4:26.13). Three of every four of the 706 signees ran faster; the median was 4:18.34.
- 4:30 beats the median D2 signee (4:31.40) by 1.4 seconds. The next line up is the top quarter at 4:24.19.
- At D3, 4:30 is in the faster half of the class. The median signee ran 4:36.87; the top quarter starts at 4:27.74, 2.3 seconds away.
- At NAIA, 4:30 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 276 signees ran slower than 4:32.88. The median was 4:42.63.
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 4:30
77 programs have a median boys 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 4:30. The closest at each level:
- Saint Mary'sD1WCC · CA5 signees4:28.71median
- Wright StateD1Horizon · OH6 signees4:28.55median
- Sacred HeartD1MAAC · CT6 signees4:28.04median
- South Dakota Mines TechD2RMAC · SD6 signees4:30.03median
- Western OregonD2GNAC · OR4 signees4:29.72median
- Ouachita BaptistD2GAC · AR7 signees4:30.52median
- WesleyanD3NESCAC · CT7 signees4:30.16median
- Colorado CollegeD3CO5 signees4:30.57median
- Wis WhitewaterD3WIAC · WI5 signees4:29.42median
- College of IdahoNAIACCC · ID7 signees4:27.82median
- Indiana WesleyanNAIACrossroads · IN7 signees4:33.98median
- Montana TechNAIAFrontier · MT4 signees4:34.67median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 4:30: the next rung.
- Case WesternD3UAA · OH7 signees4:24.85median
- Michigan TechD2GLIAC · MI9 signees4:24.67median
- MiddleburyD3NESCAC · VT9 signees4:24.62median
- Western WashingtonD2GNAC · WA4 signees4:24.60median
- Minn St MankatoD2NSIC · MN6 signees4:24.31median
- Portland StateD1Big Sky · OR4 signees4:24.26median
How to use this
A median is the middle of a signing class, not a cutoff: half of every class ran slower and still signed. Coaches also weigh your grade, your trajectory, your range and what the roster needs that year. Use this list to decide who to write first, not as an offer.
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