Real signee marks · 2025-26 signing class
Illinois College Track & Field Recruiting Standards (2026-27)
35 college track programs in Illinois have a signing class on file (11 D1, 4 D2, 14 D3, 6 NAIA). Across all of them, the median boys 1600m signee ran 4:32.37.
n = 763 marks from 35 programs, 2025-26 signing class, trackbeast.com. Signed athletes' own high-school bests. Any event with fewer than 30 marks or fewer than 5 programs behind it is left off. These pools combine every level in the state, D1 through NAIA: read them as what in-state programs sign overall, not as one division’s standard.
Boys
| Event | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | Marks | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 11.04 | 11.36 | 11.69 | 64 | 20 |
| 200m | 22.29 | 23.12 | 24.02 | 71 | 21 |
| 400m | 51.32 | 53.24 | 56.36 | 55 | 18 |
| 800m | 1:59.63 | 2:03.50 | 2:09.18 | 71 | 23 |
| 1600m | 4:25.46 | 4:32.37 | 4:49.72 | 79 | 26 |
| 3200m | 9:28.69 | 9:49.96 | 10:17.42 | 56 | 24 |
Girls
| Event | Top quarter | Median signee | Back quarter | Marks | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 12.39 | 13.05 | 13.88 | 56 | 22 |
| 200m | 25.56 | 27.25 | 28.96 | 62 | 20 |
| 400m | 59.65 | 1:03.29 | 1:07.65 | 54 | 22 |
| 800m | 2:20.96 | 2:27.77 | 2:34.25 | 65 | 25 |
| 1600m | 5:09.17 | 5:24.92 | 5:40.80 | 77 | 25 |
| 3200m | 10:59.85 | 11:37.98 | 12:20.03 | 53 | 22 |
College programs in Illinois
NCAA Division I
- BradleyMVC · most signed: girls 400m (4)
- DePaulBig East · most signed: boys 1600m (6)
- Eastern IllinoisOVC · most signed: boys Long Jump (4)
- IllinoisBig Ten · most signed: girls 1600m (3)
- Illinois StateMVC · most signed: girls 1600m (3)
- Loyola ChicagoA10 · most signed: girls 1600m (5)
- Northern IllinoisMAC · most signed: girls 1600m (4)
- NorthwesternBig Ten · most signed: girls 1600m (4)
- SIU EdwardsvilleOVC · most signed: girls 200m (4)
- Southern IllinoisMVC · most signed: girls 800m (4)
- Western IllinoisOVC · most signed: girls 1600m (7)
NCAA Division II
- Illinois SpringfieldGLVC · most signed: boys 1600m (6)
- LewisGLVC · most signed: boys 1600m (5)
- McKendreeGLVC · most signed: girls 400m (1)
- QuincyGLVC · most signed: boys 400m (4)
NCAA Division III
- Augustana ILCCIW · most signed: girls 200m (8)
- Benedictine ILNACC · most signed: boys 400m (3)
- ElmhurstCCIW · most signed: girls 800m (3)
- Illinois CollegeMWC · most signed: boys 400m (3)
- Illinois Techmost signed: boys 800m (4)
- Illinois WesleyanCCIW · most signed: boys 100m (10)
- MillikinCCIW · most signed: boys 100m (7)
- Monmouth ILMWC · most signed: boys 100m (6)
- North Central ILCCIW · most signed: boys 100m (9)
- North ParkCCIW · most signed: boys 800m (3)
- PrincipiaSLIAC · most signed: boys Discus (2)
- RockfordNACC · most signed: girls 200m (2)
- U of ChicagoUAA · most signed: boys 1600m (8)
- Wheaton ILCCIW · most signed: girls 800m (4)
NAIA
- Governors State UniversityCCAC · most signed: boys 800m (1)
- JudsonCCAC · most signed: boys 400m (4)
- Olivet NazareneCCAC · most signed: boys 800m (9)
- St Francis ILCCAC · most signed: girls 200m (4)
- St XavierCCAC · most signed: boys 400m (6)
- Trinity ChristianCCAC · most signed: girls 800m (1)
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