Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 9:10 3200m?
A boys 9:10 3200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 158 of the 168 college programs where we hold a verified 3200m median: 38 in D1, 46 in D2, 61 in D3 and 13 in NAIA.
n = 1,696 boys 3200m 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 9:10 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 9:10 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 9:06.66 | 9:21.28 | 9:38.44 | Ahead of the median signee | 543 |
| D2 | 9:33.57 | 9:48.95 | 10:13.22 | In the top quarter of the class | 430 |
| D3 | 9:43.05 | 10:00.77 | 10:31.88 | In the top quarter of the class | 554 |
| NAIA | 9:53.00 | 10:18.00 | 10:50.07 | In the top quarter of the class | 169 |
- D1: 9:10 is 11 seconds ahead of the median signee (9:21.28) and 3.3 seconds short of the top quarter (9:06.66).
- At D2, 9:10 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 430 signees ran slower than 9:33.57. The median was 9:48.95.
- 9:10 clears the D3 top-quarter line (9:43.05) and sits 51 seconds ahead of the median signee (10:00.77).
- 9:10 clears the NAIA top-quarter line (9:53.00) and sits 68 seconds ahead of the median signee (10:18.00).
Programs whose typical 3200m signee ran about 9:10
23 programs have a median boys 3200m signee within 10 seconds of 9:10. The closest at each level:
- BelmontD1MVC · TN4 signees9:10.22median
- Air ForceD1Mountain West · CO4 signees9:09.47median
- William & MaryD1CAA · VA5 signees9:10.57median
- Chico StateD2CCAA · CA11 signees9:18.56median
- NYUD3UAA · NY5 signees9:14.31median
- Johns HopkinsD3Centennial · MD7 signees9:16.12median
- MITD3NEWMAC · MA5 signees9:18.50median
One step up
Programs whose typical 3200m signee was a little faster than 9:10: the next rung.
- KentuckyD1SEC · KY4 signees8:58.63median
- PrincetonD1Ivy · NJ5 signees8:56.97median
- MichiganD1Big Ten · MI4 signees8:56.17median
- North CarolinaD1ACC · NC5 signees8:51.74median
- NC StateD1ACC · NC4 signees8:51.57median
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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