Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 9:40 3200m?
A boys 9:40 3200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 102 of the 168 college programs where we hold a verified 3200m median: 7 in D1, 31 in D2, 51 in D3 and 13 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 9:40 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 9:40 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 | Ahead of the median signee | 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: 9:40 is 1.6 seconds behind the back-quarter line (9:38.44). Three of every four of the 543 signees ran faster; the median was 9:21.28.
- 9:40 beats the median D2 signee (9:48.95) by 9.0 seconds. The next line up is the top quarter at 9:33.57.
- At D3, 9:40 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 554 signees ran slower than 9:43.05. The median was 10:00.77.
- At NAIA, 9:40 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 169 signees ran slower than 9:53.00. The median was 10:18.00.
Programs whose typical 3200m signee ran about 9:40
52 programs have a median boys 3200m signee within 10 seconds of 9:40. The closest at each level:
- CanisiusD1MAAC · NY5 signees9:41.08median
- Charleston SouthernD1Big South · SC8 signees9:37.01median
- San FranciscoD1WCC · CA6 signees9:36.77median
- Oklahoma BaptistD2GAC · OK4 signees9:40.01median
- Nebraska KearneyD2MIAA · NE4 signees9:39.13median
- Fort LewisD2RMAC · CO6 signees9:38.00median
- WartburgD3ARC · IA6 signees9:39.58median
- George FoxD3NWC · OR11 signees9:38.76median
- Geneseo StD3SUNYAC · NY4 signees9:42.35median
- StMary-KSNAIAKCAC · KS5 signees9:44.14median
- Bismarck State CollegeNAIAFrontier · ND4 signees9:46.40median
One step up
Programs whose typical 3200m signee was a little faster than 9:40: the next rung.
- Wright StateD1Horizon · OH7 signees9:29.52median
- Western CarolinaD1SoCon · NC5 signees9:28.67median
- Eastern WashingtonD1Big Sky · WA4 signees9:27.97median
- DrakeD1MVC · IA5 signees9:27.88median
- North FloridaD1ASUN · FL4 signees9:26.96median
- U of ChicagoD3UAA · IL6 signees9:26.86median
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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