NCAA Division II Men's 5000m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 13:56.53 to 17:15.16 across 22 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	13:56.53	14:08.75	14:33.39	15
Great Northwest Athletic Conference	14:20.42	14:52.77	15:04.68	9
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	14:24.03	14:43.56	14:57.90	11
South Atlantic Conference	14:26.05	14:46.80	15:22.12	12
California Collegiate Athletic Association	14:28.83	14:43.18	14:56.67	13
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	14:33.45	14:53.95	15:04.75	12
Gulf South Conference	14:37.14	14:56.25	15:17.41	7
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	14:37.15	14:47.40	14:55.48	12
Lone Star Conference	14:43.41	15:01.66	15:16.99	14
Great Lakes Valley Conference	14:47.74	15:05.20	15:18.18	14
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference	14:52.37	15:05.85	15:24.77	16
Great American Conference	14:55.79	15:20.24	15:40.18	11
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	14:55.88	15:09.00	15:32.92	15
Pacific West Conference	14:56.00	15:17.88	15:36.36	7
Mountain East Conference	14:56.76	15:11.98	15:36.71	12
Peach Belt Conference	14:58.32	15:15.02	16:12.14	10
Conference Carolinas	15:17.79	15:29.90	15:53.01	15
Northeast 10 Conference	15:27.69	15:40.26	16:11.82	9
East Coast Conference	15:44.51	16:26.00	17:27.41	8
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference	16:02.50	17:21.52	19:01.76	10
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	17:00.74	17:29.96	19:16.76	15
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association	17:15.16	—	—	11

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