Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 4:45 1600m?
A boys 4:45 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 35 of the 265 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 1 in D1, 5 in D2, 24 in D3 and 5 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 4:45 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 4:45 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 | Behind the back quarter | 570 |
| D3 | 4:27.74 | 4:36.87 | 4:50.41 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 752 |
| NAIA | 4:32.88 | 4:42.63 | 4:54.17 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 276 |
- D1: 4:45 is 19 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.
- At D2, 4:45 is slower than the back quarter of the class (4:43.12) by 1.9 seconds. Some signees were slower still, but most were not.
- 4:45 is inside what D3 signed: behind the median (4:36.87) by 8.1 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (4:50.41) by 5.4 seconds.
- NAIA: 4:45 is 2.4 seconds behind the median signee (4:42.63) and 9.2 seconds ahead of the back-quarter line (4:54.17). Athletes at this mark did sign.
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 4:45
41 programs have a median boys 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 4:45. The closest at each level:
- NichollsD1Southland · LA6 signees4:43.06median
- PacificD1WCC · CA6 signees4:41.33median
- PresbyterianD1Big South · SC5 signees4:48.82median
- Cal St Los AngelesD2CCAA · CA4 signees4:43.72median
- AdelphiD2NE10 · NY4 signees4:42.07median
- Jamestown CollegeD2NSIC · ND9 signees4:40.94median
- Gustavus AdolphusD3MIAC · MN6 signees4:44.93median
- CarthageD3CCIW · WI9 signees4:45.25median
- LorasD3ARC · IA5 signees4:44.69median
- Rio GrandeNAIARSC · OH5 signees4:45.66median
- Benedictine KSNAIAHeart · KS5 signees4:43.95median
- Indiana TechNAIAWHAC · IN7 signees4:42.65median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 4:45: the next rung.
- WestmontD2PacWest · CA11 signees4:39.87median
- Central CollegeD3ARC · IA4 signees4:39.78median
- St NorbertD3MWC · WI5 signees4:39.36median
- Concordia St PaulD2NSIC · MN5 signees4:39.11median
- EvansvilleD1MVC · IN6 signees4:39.04median
- Park UNAIAHeart · MO5 signees4:39.03median
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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