Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Boys

What colleges recruit a 2:08 800m?

A boys 2:08 800m is at or ahead of the median signee at 36 of the 204 college programs where we hold a verified 800m median: 6 in D2, 22 in D3 and 8 in NAIA.

n = 1,961 boys 800m 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 2:08 sits at each level

LevelMedian signeeA 2:08 is…
D11:56.14Behind the back quarter
D22:00.95Behind the back quarter
D32:03.98Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter
NAIA2:05.28Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter
  • At D1, 2:08 is slower than the back quarter of the class (1:59.55) by 8.5 seconds. Some signees were slower still, but most were not.
  • D2: 2:08 is 1.6 seconds behind the back-quarter line (2:06.37). Three of every four of the 468 signees ran faster; the median was 2:00.95.
  • 2:08 is inside what D3 signed: behind the median (2:03.98) by 4.0 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (2:10.95) by 2.9 seconds.
  • 2:08 is inside what NAIA signed: behind the median (2:05.28) by 2.7 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (2:11.54) by 3.5 seconds.

Programs whose typical 800m signee ran about 2:08

28 programs have a median boys 800m signee within 2 seconds of 2:08. The closest at each level:

One step up

Programs whose typical 800m signee was a little faster than 2:08: the next rung.

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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Other boys 800m marks

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800m standards by level

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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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