Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys

What colleges recruit a 23.6 200m?

A boys 23.6 200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 47 of the 236 college programs where we hold a verified 200m median: 1 in D1, 7 in D2, 29 in D3 and 10 in NAIA.

n = 2,086 boys 200m 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 23.6 sits at each level

LevelMedian signeeA 23.6 is…
D121.99Behind the back quarter
D222.70Behind the back quarter
D323.32Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter
NAIA23.21Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter
  • At D1, 23.6 is slower than the back quarter of the class (22.70) by 0.90 seconds. Some signees were slower still, but most were not.
  • D2: 23.6 is 0.22 seconds behind the back-quarter line (23.38). Three of every four of the 496 signees ran faster; the median was 22.70.
  • 23.6 is inside what D3 signed: behind the median (23.32) by 0.28 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (24.20) by 0.60 seconds.
  • At NAIA, 23.6 sits in the slower half of the class but ahead of the back quarter (24.10). The median signee ran 23.21, 0.39 seconds faster.

Programs whose typical 200m signee ran about 23.6

27 programs have a median boys 200m signee within 0.2 seconds of 23.6. The closest at each level:

One step up

Programs whose typical 200m signee was a little faster than 23.6: 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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Other boys 200m marks

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200m standards by level

NCAA Division I 200m standards →NCAA Division II 200m standards →NCAA Division III 200m standards →NAIA 200m standards →By conference →By state →

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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