Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 10:20 3200m?
A boys 10:20 3200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 20 of the 168 college programs where we hold a verified 3200m median: 1 in D1, 4 in D2, 11 in D3 and 4 in NAIA.
n = 1,696 boys 3200m 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 10:20 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 10:20 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 9:06.66 | 9:21.28 | 9:38.44 | Behind the back quarter | 543 |
| D2 | 9:33.57 | 9:48.95 | 10:13.22 | Behind the back quarter | 430 |
| D3 | 9:43.05 | 10:00.77 | 10:31.88 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 554 |
| NAIA | 9:53.00 | 10:18.00 | 10:50.07 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 169 |
- At D1, 10:20 is slower than the back quarter of the class (9:38.44) by 42 seconds. Some signees were slower still, but most were not.
- 10:20 trails the D2 back-quarter line (10:13.22) by 6.8 seconds and the median signee (9:48.95) by 31 seconds.
- D3: 10:20 is 19 seconds behind the median signee (10:00.77) and 12 seconds ahead of the back-quarter line (10:31.88). Athletes at this mark did sign.
- 10:20 is inside what NAIA signed: behind the median (10:18.00) by 2.0 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (10:50.07) by 30 seconds.
Programs whose typical 3200m signee ran about 10:20
21 programs have a median boys 3200m signee within 10 seconds of 10:20. The closest at each level:
- NichollsD1Southland · LA4 signees10:20.68median
- PacificD1WCC · CA6 signees10:15.66median
- Thomas Jefferson UniversityD2D2 Independent · PA4 signees10:23.14median
- Concordia St PaulD2NSIC · MN4 signees10:14.13median
- West ChesterD2PSAC · PA5 signees10:14.06median
- RoanokeD3ODAC · VA5 signees10:19.93median
- DenisonD3NCAC · OH4 signees10:20.71median
- MessiahD3MAC · PA4 signees10:19.16median
- John BrownNAIASAC · AR5 signees10:18.05median
- Indiana KokomoNAIARSC · IN4 signees10:24.49median
One step up
Programs whose typical 3200m signee was a little faster than 10:20: the next rung.
- Nebraska WesleyanD3ARC · NE7 signees10:09.99median
- St Johns MND3MIAC · MN6 signees10:09.79median
- CapitalD3OAC · OH4 signees10:09.62median
- RiponD3MWC · WI9 signees10:09.49median
- Olivet NazareneNAIACCAC · IL4 signees10:08.96median
- WingateD2SAC · NC7 signees10:08.86median
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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