Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 21.6 200m?
A boys 21.6 200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 226 of the 236 college programs where we hold a verified 200m median: 48 in D1, 63 in D2, 79 in D3 and 36 in NAIA.
n = 2,086 boys 200m 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 21.6 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 21.6 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 21.56 | 21.99 | 22.70 | Ahead of the median signee | 561 |
| D2 | 22.22 | 22.70 | 23.38 | In the top quarter of the class | 496 |
| D3 | 22.71 | 23.32 | 24.20 | In the top quarter of the class | 695 |
| NAIA | 22.52 | 23.21 | 24.10 | In the top quarter of the class | 334 |
- 21.6 beats the median D1 signee (21.99) by 0.39 seconds. The next line up is the top quarter at 21.56.
- D2: 21.6 is inside the top quarter of the class. The top-quarter line was 22.22 and the median D2 signee ran 22.70, 1.1 seconds slower.
- At D3, 21.6 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 695 signees ran slower than 22.71. The median was 23.32.
- At NAIA, 21.6 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 334 signees ran slower than 22.52. The median was 23.21.
Programs whose typical 200m signee ran about 21.6
12 programs have a median boys 200m signee within 0.2 seconds of 21.6. The closest at each level:
- Colorado StateD1Pac-12 · CO5 signees21.60median
- San Jose StateD1Mountain West · CA6 signees21.64median
- UTEPD1Mountain West · TX5 signees21.55median
- MITD3NEWMAC · MA4 signees21.76median
One step up
Programs whose typical 200m signee was a little faster than 21.6: the next rung.
- SamfordD1SoCon · AL5 signees21.39median
- PurdueD1Big Ten · IN4 signees21.25median
- Mississippi StateD1SEC · MS4 signees21.16median
How to use this
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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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