Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys
What colleges recruit a 50 400m?
A boys 50 400m is at or ahead of the median signee at 136 of the 183 college programs where we hold a verified 400m median: 11 in D1, 40 in D2, 57 in D3 and 28 in NAIA.
n = 1,834 boys 400m 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 50 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 50 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 48.31 | 49.42 | 50.84 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 509 |
| D2 | 49.71 | 51.32 | 53.40 | Ahead of the median signee | 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 |
- At D1, 50 sits in the slower half of the class but ahead of the back quarter (50.84). The median signee ran 49.42, 0.58 seconds faster.
- D2: 50 is 1.3 seconds ahead of the median signee (51.32) and 0.29 seconds short of the top quarter (49.71).
- 50 clears the D3 top-quarter line (51.09) and sits 2.7 seconds ahead of the median signee (52.72).
- At NAIA, 50 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 291 signees ran slower than 50.85. The median was 52.59.
Programs whose typical 400m signee ran about 50
54 programs have a median boys 400m signee within 1 second of 50. The closest at each level:
- Central ConnecticutD1NEC · CT5 signees49.96median
- Alcorn StateD1SWAC · MS4 signees49.91median
- Mount St. Mary'sD1MAAC · MD5 signees49.88median
- FindlayD2G-MAC · OH7 signees49.92median
- WingateD2SAC · NC9 signees49.91median
- Nebraska KearneyD2MIAA · NE6 signees50.10median
- Claremont Mudd ScrippsD3SCIAC · CA4 signees49.99median
- LynchburgD3ODAC · VA4 signees50.27median
- WilliamsD3NESCAC · MA6 signees49.64median
- St ThomasNAIASun · FL4 signees49.91median
- Grand ViewNAIAHeart · IA6 signees50.92median
One step up
Programs whose typical 400m signee was a little faster than 50: the next rung.
- Northern IowaD1MVC · IA6 signees48.98median
- Texas TylerD2LSC · TX6 signees48.91median
- CornellD1Ivy · NY4 signees48.60median
- VirginiaD1ACC · VA4 signees48.52median
- CincinnatiD1Big 12 · OH4 signees48.41median
- Angelo StateD2LSC · TX4 signees48.36median
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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A record of what 2025-26 signees ran in high school, drawn from public meet results and official rosters. Not a published standard, not a guarantee, and it changes each cycle.
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