Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys

What colleges recruit a 9:50 3200m?

A boys 9:50 3200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 75 of the 168 college programs where we hold a verified 3200m median: 6 in D1, 18 in D2, 40 in D3 and 11 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 9:50 sits at each level

LevelMedian signeeA 9:50 is…
D19:21.28Behind the back quarter
D29:48.95Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter
D310:00.77Ahead of the median signee
NAIA10:18.00In the top quarter of the class
  • 9:50 trails the D1 back-quarter line (9:38.44) by 12 seconds and the median signee (9:21.28) by 29 seconds.
  • At D2, 9:50 sits in the slower half of the class but ahead of the back quarter (10:13.22). The median signee ran 9:48.95, 1.0 second faster.
  • D3: 9:50 is 11 seconds ahead of the median signee (10:00.77) and 7.0 seconds short of the top quarter (9:43.05).
  • At NAIA, 9:50 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 9:50

50 programs have a median boys 3200m signee within 10 seconds of 9:50. The closest at each level:

One step up

Programs whose typical 3200m signee was a little faster than 9:50: 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 3200m marks

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3200m standards by level

NCAA Division I 3200m standards →NCAA Division II 3200m standards →NCAA Division III 3200m standards →NAIA 3200m 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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