Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 4:55 1600m?
A boys 4:55 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 6 of the 265 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 1 in D2, 2 in D3 and 3 in NAIA.
n = 2,304 boys 1600m marks, 2025-26 signing class, trackbeast.com. Built from what signed athletes ran in high school, read for the 2026-27 cycle. No program median is printed off fewer than four signees.
Where a 4:55 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 4:55 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 back quarter | 752 |
| NAIA | 4:32.88 | 4:42.63 | 4:54.17 | Behind the back quarter | 276 |
- 4:55 trails the D1 back-quarter line (4:26.13) by 29 seconds and the median signee (4:18.34) by 37 seconds.
- At D2, 4:55 is slower than the back quarter of the class (4:43.12) by 12 seconds. Some signees were slower still, but most were not.
- D3: 4:55 is 4.6 seconds behind the back-quarter line (4:50.41). Three of every four of the 752 signees ran faster; the median was 4:36.87.
- NAIA: 4:55 is 0.83 seconds behind the back-quarter line (4:54.17). Three of every four of the 276 signees ran faster; the median was 4:42.63.
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 4:55
19 programs have a median boys 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 4:55. The closest at each level:
- Belmont AbbeyD2Conference Carolinas · NC8 signees4:54.63median
- Northwestern OklahomaD2GAC · OK5 signees4:59.54median
- Northwest NazareneD2GNAC · ID5 signees4:50.02median
- Bridgewater StD3MASCAC · MA4 signees4:54.97median
- Pacific LutheranD3NWC · WA4 signees4:55.32median
- Southern MaineD3NEWA · ME6 signees4:53.70median
- GoshenNAIACrossroads · IN5 signees4:53.25median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 4:55: the next rung.
- Saint LeoD2SSC · FL6 signees4:49.98median
- South Carolina BeaufortD2PBC · SC5 signees4:49.81median
- HaverfordD3Centennial · PA11 signees4:49.43median
- GreenvilleD3SLIAC · SC4 signees4:49.22median
- PresbyterianD1Big South · SC5 signees4:48.82median
- Buffalo StateD3SUNYAC · NY4 signees4:48.78median
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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