Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 48 400m?
A boys 48 400m is at or ahead of the median signee at 176 of the 183 college programs where we hold a verified 400m median: 37 in D1, 49 in D2, 61 in D3 and 29 in NAIA.
n = 1,834 boys 400m 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 48 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 48 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 48.31 | 49.42 | 50.84 | In the top quarter of the class | 509 |
| D2 | 49.71 | 51.32 | 53.40 | In the top quarter of the class | 455 |
| D3 | 51.09 | 52.72 | 54.91 | In the top quarter of the class | 579 |
| NAIA | 50.85 | 52.59 | 55.35 | In the top quarter of the class | 291 |
- D1: 48 is inside the top quarter of the class. The top-quarter line was 48.31 and the median D1 signee ran 49.42, 1.4 seconds slower.
- At D2, 48 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 455 signees ran slower than 49.71. The median was 51.32.
- 48 clears the D3 top-quarter line (51.09) and sits 4.7 seconds ahead of the median signee (52.72).
- 48 clears the NAIA top-quarter line (50.85) and sits 4.6 seconds ahead of the median signee (52.59).
Programs whose typical 400m signee ran about 48
17 programs have a median boys 400m signee within 1 second of 48. The closest at each level:
- Texas TechD1Big 12 · TX4 signees48.05median
- PurdueD1Big Ten · IN4 signees48.06median
- UC Santa BarbaraD1Big West · CA4 signees47.92median
- WashburnD2MIAA · KS4 signees48.17median
- Angelo StateD2LSC · TX4 signees48.36median
- Texas TylerD2LSC · TX6 signees48.91median
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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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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