NCAA Division I Men's 400m Hurdles Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 49.51 to 56.91 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Southeastern Conference	49.51	50.76	1:07.30	16
Big Ten Conference	50.54	51.29	54.12	18
Big 12 Conference	50.64	51.65	53.67	16
American Conference	51.45	53.32	56.10	13
Atlantic Coast Conference	51.54	53.48	1:05.45	18
Southland Conference	51.94	54.80	1:01.66	12
The Ivy League	52.10	55.27	59.80	8
Sun Belt Conference	52.56	55.21	59.87	13
Mountain West Conference	52.69	56.68	57.08	10
Pac-12 Conference	52.69	56.68	57.08	9
Big West Conference	52.96	54.57	1:01.76	12
United Athletic Conference	53.31	55.69	1:00.11	9
Big Sky Conference	53.59	54.92	1:03.71	11
The Summit League	53.78	54.97	1:01.90	8
Atlantic 10 Conference	53.79	55.64	1:00.44	14
Mid-American Conference	53.91	1:02.03	—	12
Patriot League	53.91	54.61	56.97	10
Southwestern Athletic Conference	53.94	55.11	56.62	12
Missouri Valley Conference	53.95	58.14	59.04	11
Coastal Athletic Association	53.98	56.87	59.03	12
Big South Conference	54.00	57.49	1:10.35	9
BIG EAST Conference	54.05	56.01	1:06.81	10
Ohio Valley Conference	54.35	58.03	58.97	9
Atlantic Sun Conference	54.38	—	—	6
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	54.53	57.54	1:01.48	8
Metro Conference	54.65	55.55	1:03.00	12
Conference USA	54.67	—	—	10
America East Conference	54.87	56.70	1:04.62	9
Northeast Conference	54.98	56.78	59.43	9
Horizon League	56.01	58.17	59.06	11
Southern Conference	56.91	—	—	11

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