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NCAA Division II Men's 1500m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 3:44.78 to 4:14.80 across 22 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference3:44.783:47.063:50.0915
South Atlantic Conference3:44.843:53.083:58.3812
California Collegiate Athletic Association3:50.073:54.123:56.9313
Gulf South Conference3:50.263:53.103:57.347
Great Northwest Athletic Conference3:50.893:52.913:54.779
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association3:51.853:55.523:57.9812
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3:52.283:55.564:00.8011
Great Midwest Athletic Conference3:53.023:56.743:59.3812
Peach Belt Conference3:53.063:58.184:03.6110
Great Lakes Valley Conference3:53.273:58.774:01.9114
Mountain East Conference3:54.013:59.434:04.4512
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference3:55.514:00.414:04.2215
Pacific West Conference3:55.843:59.454:02.697
Lone Star Conference3:56.003:59.064:01.6314
Great American Conference3:56.593:59.164:04.3811
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference3:57.533:59.374:03.6316
Northeast 10 Conference4:01.154:04.914:12.599
Conference Carolinas4:01.264:04.804:08.5715
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference4:07.514:14.914:25.3210
East Coast Conference4:09.944:13.914:22.278
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association4:11.924:24.364:56.8811
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4:14.804:20.024:30.3615

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What these levels mean

  • TargetWould score at the conference meet (top 8).
  • RecruitIn the conference's top 15.
  • Walk-OnOn the conference list (top 25).
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