NCAA Division I Women's 5000m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 15:24.75 to 19:24.32 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Big 12 Conference	15:24.75	15:45.77	16:18.50	16
Atlantic Coast Conference	15:35.58	15:46.81	15:56.07	18
Big Ten Conference	15:43.97	16:01.09	16:21.43	18
Southeastern Conference	15:45.08	15:54.63	16:07.92	16
Mountain West Conference	15:54.90	16:21.89	16:40.28	10
Pac-12 Conference	15:54.90	16:21.89	16:40.28	9
Big Sky Conference	15:59.87	16:38.88	17:09.48	11
The Ivy League	16:07.62	16:50.32	17:33.28	8
BIG EAST Conference	16:15.23	17:19.74	17:43.12	10
Mid-American Conference	16:23.18	16:45.50	16:56.17	12
United Athletic Conference	16:27.16	17:03.10	17:42.68	9
The Summit League	16:40.76	16:57.04	17:25.13	8
Patriot League	16:43.08	16:57.98	17:19.74	10
American Conference	16:43.18	16:54.61	17:14.27	13
Missouri Valley Conference	16:44.00	17:13.74	17:44.01	11
Conference USA	16:46.06	17:10.46	17:25.59	10
America East Conference	16:47.40	17:14.16	17:41.48	9
Atlantic Sun Conference	16:49.81	17:24.41	17:54.77	6
Southern Conference	16:52.60	17:30.02	18:05.69	11
Big West Conference	16:53.20	17:08.73	17:25.45	12
Atlantic 10 Conference	16:55.34	17:16.57	17:29.37	14
Coastal Athletic Association	16:56.40	17:21.17	17:34.12	12
Metro Conference	16:58.21	17:30.86	18:03.71	12
Southland Conference	17:00.69	17:33.81	18:08.96	12
Horizon League	17:08.88	17:38.63	17:53.87	11
Big South Conference	17:22.22	17:54.10	18:31.30	9
Sun Belt Conference	17:23.14	17:37.84	17:50.83	13
Ohio Valley Conference	17:35.81	17:57.20	18:23.26	9
Northeast Conference	17:53.31	18:49.15	19:52.33	9
Southwestern Athletic Conference	18:46.75	19:24.42	24:30.48	12
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	19:24.32	—	—	8

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