NCAA Division I Men's 5000m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 13:27.38 to 16:01.15 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Big 12 Conference	13:27.38	13:36.91	13:50.10	16
Southeastern Conference	13:32.16	13:37.52	13:54.22	16
Atlantic Coast Conference	13:33.43	13:38.97	13:45.24	18
Big Ten Conference	13:37.81	13:47.23	14:01.43	18
Mountain West Conference	13:38.40	13:57.90	14:11.79	10
Pac-12 Conference	13:38.40	13:57.90	14:11.79	9
The Ivy League	13:48.53	14:05.45	14:17.75	8
BIG EAST Conference	13:50.28	14:02.61	14:34.24	10
Big Sky Conference	14:01.79	14:11.94	14:34.85	11
United Athletic Conference	14:05.12	14:22.02	14:51.42	9
American Conference	14:07.33	14:19.24	14:28.47	13
Patriot League	14:09.03	14:34.85	14:43.92	10
Atlantic 10 Conference	14:16.35	14:29.61	14:35.96	14
America East Conference	14:16.66	14:32.32	14:39.93	9
Big West Conference	14:17.67	14:33.58	14:38.47	12
The Summit League	14:17.73	14:38.80	14:55.04	8
Conference USA	14:18.44	14:34.47	14:54.30	10
Atlantic Sun Conference	14:18.55	14:33.74	14:57.02	6
Missouri Valley Conference	14:22.76	14:30.88	14:45.66	11
Sun Belt Conference	14:24.59	14:38.92	15:02.15	13
Horizon League	14:25.48	14:48.27	15:00.19	11
Mid-American Conference	14:27.45	14:50.58	15:07.56	12
Southern Conference	14:28.12	14:50.28	15:23.51	11
Coastal Athletic Association	14:29.50	14:35.24	14:58.47	12
Southland Conference	14:31.47	14:46.34	15:05.38	12
Ohio Valley Conference	14:38.19	14:55.35	15:09.99	9
Metro Conference	14:39.51	14:53.99	15:08.70	12
Big South Conference	14:40.18	15:02.01	15:22.44	9
Northeast Conference	14:51.98	15:16.45	15:35.37	9
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	15:13.41	16:05.60	19:12.53	8
Southwestern Athletic Conference	16:01.15	16:55.18	18:14.87	12

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