Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Girls
What colleges recruit a 5:10 1600m?
A girls 5:10 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 153 of the 206 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 31 in D1, 43 in D2, 61 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 5:10 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 5:10 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 4:57.84 | 5:06.45 | 5:19.54 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 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, 5:10 sits in the slower half of the class but ahead of the back quarter (5:19.54). The median signee ran 5:06.45, 3.6 seconds faster.
- 5:10 clears the D2 top-quarter line (5:16.93) and sits 19 seconds ahead of the median signee (5:28.81).
- D3: 5:10 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, 26 seconds slower.
- 5:10 clears the NAIA top-quarter line (5:24.19) and sits 30 seconds ahead of the median signee (5:40.07).
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 5:10
32 programs have a median girls 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 5:10. The closest at each level:
- LafayetteD1Patriot · PA9 signees5:10.41median
- TulsaD1AAC · OK4 signees5:09.56median
- PortlandD1WCC · OR15 signees5:09.48median
- Point LomaD2PacWest · CA5 signees5:10.78median
- Grand Valley StD2GLIAC · MI7 signees5:11.61median
- CedarvilleD2G-MAC · OH7 signees5:13.71median
- EmoryD3UAA · GA5 signees5:08.94median
- Johns HopkinsD3Centennial · MD8 signees5:07.02median
- Wis La CrosseD3WIAC · WI6 signees5:14.43median
- College of IdahoNAIACCC · ID5 signees5:11.90median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 5:10: the next rung.
- Santa ClaraD1WCC · CA6 signees5:04.69median
- U of ChicagoD3UAA · IL6 signees5:03.42median
- AmherstD3NESCAC · MA4 signees5:02.94median
- UNC CharlotteD1AAC · NC4 signees5:02.66median
- NorthwesternD1Big Ten · IL4 signees5:02.36median
- OaklandD1Horizon · MI6 signees5:02.26median
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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