Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Girls
What colleges recruit a 5:05 1600m?
A girls 5:05 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 169 of the 206 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 44 in D1, 44 in D2, 63 in D3 and 18 in NAIA.
n = 2,024 girls 1600m marks, 2025-26 signing class, trackbeast.com. Built from what signed athletes ran in high school, read for the 2026-27 cycle. No program median is printed off fewer than four signees.
Where a 5:05 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 5:05 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 4:57.84 | 5:06.45 | 5:19.54 | Ahead of the median signee | 773 |
| D2 | 5:16.93 | 5:28.81 | 5:42.98 | In the top quarter of the class | 449 |
| D3 | 5:22.43 | 5:36.11 | 5:50.77 | In the top quarter of the class | 591 |
| NAIA | 5:24.19 | 5:40.07 | 5:55.66 | In the top quarter of the class | 211 |
- At D1, 5:05 is in the faster half of the class. The median signee ran 5:06.45; the top quarter starts at 4:57.84, 7.2 seconds away.
- 5:05 clears the D2 top-quarter line (5:16.93) and sits 24 seconds ahead of the median signee (5:28.81).
- D3: 5:05 is inside the top quarter of the class. The top-quarter line was 5:22.43 and the median D3 signee ran 5:36.11, 31 seconds slower.
- At NAIA, 5:05 is a top-quarter mark: three of every four of the 211 signees ran slower than 5:24.19. The median was 5:40.07.
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 5:05
33 programs have a median girls 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 5:05. The closest at each level:
- AmericanD1Patriot · DC5 signees5:05.02median
- DaytonD1A10 · OH5 signees5:05.21median
- Central MichiganD1MAC · MI4 signees5:05.30median
- UC Colo SpgsD2RMAC · CO4 signees5:05.13median
- U of ChicagoD3UAA · IL6 signees5:03.42median
- Johns HopkinsD3Centennial · MD8 signees5:07.02median
- AmherstD3NESCAC · MA4 signees5:02.94median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 5:05: the next rung.
- DartmouthD1Ivy · NH7 signees4:59.29median
- Adams StateD2RMAC · CO4 signees4:58.98median
- Georgia TechD1ACC · GA5 signees4:58.90median
- San Diego StateD1Pac-12 · CA4 signees4:58.31median
- UC Santa BarbaraD1Big West · CA6 signees4:57.39median
- Michigan StateD1Big Ten · MI5 signees4:57.28median
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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