Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class · Girls
What colleges recruit a 12:40 3200m?
A girls 12:40 3200m is at or ahead of the median signee at 12 of the 127 college programs where we hold a verified 3200m median: 9 in D3 and 3 in NAIA.
n = 1,439 girls 3200m 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 12:40 sits at each level
| Level | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | A 12:40 is… | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 10:45.65 | 11:03.53 | 11:29.68 | Behind the back quarter | 574 |
| D2 | 11:23.00 | 11:50.07 | 12:19.81 | Behind the back quarter | 300 |
| D3 | 11:37.61 | 12:05.47 | 12:47.36 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 434 |
| NAIA | 11:44.28 | 12:24.23 | 12:58.39 | Behind the median, ahead of the back quarter | 131 |
- D1: 12:40 is 70 seconds behind the back-quarter line (11:29.68). Three of every four of the 574 signees ran faster; the median was 11:03.53.
- 12:40 trails the D2 back-quarter line (12:19.81) by 20 seconds and the median signee (11:50.07) by 50 seconds.
- At D3, 12:40 sits in the slower half of the class but ahead of the back quarter (12:47.36). The median signee ran 12:05.47, 35 seconds faster.
- NAIA: 12:40 is 16 seconds behind the median signee (12:24.23) and 18 seconds ahead of the back-quarter line (12:58.39). Athletes at this mark did sign.
Programs whose typical 3200m signee ran about 12:40
7 programs have a median girls 3200m signee within 10 seconds of 12:40. The closest at each level:
- AdelphiD2NE10 · NY4 signees12:39.35median
- BerryD3SAA · GA4 signees12:40.96median
- Central CollegeD3ARC · IA7 signees12:38.24median
- CatholicD3Landmark · DC5 signees12:38.22median
- DordtNAIAGPAC · IA6 signees12:33.22median
One step up
Programs whose typical 3200m signee was a little faster than 12:40: the next rung.
- CarthageD3CCIW · WI4 signees12:29.36median
- OberlinD3NCAC · OH4 signees12:29.17median
- TCNJD3NJAC · NJ4 signees12:28.57median
- Trinity TXD3SAA · TX6 signees12:26.69median
- Carroll MTNAIAFrontier · MT6 signees12:26.14median
- St BenedictD3MIAC · MN4 signees12:25.81median
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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