Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Girls
What colleges recruit a 5:50 1600m?
A girls 5:50 1600m is at or ahead of the median signee at 15 of the 206 college programs where we hold a verified 1600m median: 3 in D2, 10 in D3 and 2 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 5:50 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 5:50 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 4:57.84 | 5:06.45 | 5:19.54 | Behind the back quarter | 773 |
| D2 | 5:16.93 | 5:28.81 | 5:42.98 | Behind the back quarter | 449 |
| D3 | 5:22.43 | 5:36.11 | 5:50.77 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 591 |
| NAIA | 5:24.19 | 5:40.07 | 5:55.66 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 211 |
- At D1, 5:50 is slower than the back quarter of the class (5:19.54) by 30 seconds. Some signees were slower still, but most were not.
- D2: 5:50 is 7.0 seconds behind the back-quarter line (5:42.98). Three of every four of the 449 signees ran faster; the median was 5:28.81.
- 5:50 is inside what D3 signed: behind the median (5:36.11) by 14 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (5:50.77) by 0.77 seconds.
- 5:50 is inside what NAIA signed: behind the median (5:40.07) by 9.9 seconds, ahead of the back-quarter line (5:55.66) by 5.7 seconds.
Programs whose typical 1600m signee ran about 5:50
15 programs have a median girls 1600m signee within 5 seconds of 5:50. The closest at each level:
- Missouri STD2GLVC · MO8 signees5:50.00median
- AugustaD2PBC · GA7 signees5:50.69median
- AdelphiD2NE10 · NY5 signees5:45.37median
- Southwestern TXD3ASC · TX4 signees5:50.84median
- CarthageD3CCIW · WI5 signees5:51.09median
- St BenedictD3MIAC · MN5 signees5:48.89median
- Benedictine KSNAIAHeart · KS5 signees5:46.63median
- Rio GrandeNAIARSC · OH8 signees5:53.56median
- Indiana EastNAIARSC · IN7 signees5:45.53median
One step up
Programs whose typical 1600m signee was a little faster than 5:50: the next rung.
- Trinity TXD3SAA · TX8 signees5:44.88median
- Florida SouthernD2SSC · FL5 signees5:44.82median
- CatholicD3Landmark · DC6 signees5:44.33median
- WhitworthD3NWC · WA4 signees5:43.94median
- North Central ILD3CCIW · IL6 signees5:43.70median
- ScrantonD3Landmark · PA8 signees5:42.67median
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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