NCAA Division I Women's 800m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 2:01.34 to 2:17.75 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Atlantic Coast Conference	2:01.34	2:04.67	2:05.76	18
Southeastern Conference	2:01.54	2:04.49	2:06.55	16
Big 12 Conference	2:01.87	2:05.30	2:06.52	16
Big Ten Conference	2:02.31	2:03.30	2:05.82	18
The Ivy League	2:06.94	2:10.53	2:11.81	8
Mountain West Conference	2:07.11	2:09.46	2:10.75	10
Pac-12 Conference	2:07.11	2:09.46	2:10.75	9
Conference USA	2:07.56	2:09.22	2:11.85	10
BIG EAST Conference	2:07.67	2:10.17	2:11.26	10
Big Sky Conference	2:07.99	2:10.97	2:13.39	11
Patriot League	2:08.15	2:10.14	2:12.79	10
Big West Conference	2:08.45	2:10.74	2:12.76	12
Mid-American Conference	2:08.67	2:09.65	2:12.81	12
Coastal Athletic Association	2:08.90	2:10.80	2:13.57	12
American Conference	2:09.48	2:11.44	2:14.65	13
Missouri Valley Conference	2:09.76	2:12.21	2:14.62	11
Atlantic 10 Conference	2:10.39	2:12.61	2:14.52	14
Southland Conference	2:10.55	2:14.48	2:16.57	12
The Summit League	2:10.62	2:12.95	2:16.69	8
Atlantic Sun Conference	2:10.82	2:13.51	2:17.01	6
Sun Belt Conference	2:11.00	2:12.79	2:14.58	13
United Athletic Conference	2:11.86	2:15.42	2:19.55	9
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	2:12.51	2:16.93	2:28.64	8
America East Conference	2:12.91	2:15.38	2:17.12	9
Southern Conference	2:13.08	2:17.10	2:21.30	11
Big South Conference	2:13.74	2:16.52	2:24.16	9
Southwestern Athletic Conference	2:13.90	2:18.86	2:23.13	12
Horizon League	2:14.35	2:17.52	2:21.25	11
Ohio Valley Conference	2:14.79	2:18.43	2:20.93	9
Metro Conference	2:14.80	2:17.40	2:19.19	12
Northeast Conference	2:17.75	2:20.39	2:24.86	9

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