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NCAA Division II Women's 5000m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 16:37.68 to 21:03.82 across 22 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference16:37.6816:59.8417:23.6415
California Collegiate Athletic Association17:03.0017:35.6017:59.2513
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference17:12.2317:42.4418:12.3311
Great Northwest Athletic Conference17:14.2117:39.1018:01.099
Great Lakes Valley Conference17:20.4618:04.1318:31.7214
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association17:21.0517:41.3618:02.1512
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference17:24.4317:45.9718:06.5616
South Atlantic Conference17:27.8817:58.9019:13.3512
Great Midwest Athletic Conference17:32.6217:48.7018:22.0512
Pacific West Conference17:34.2417:49.7018:19.887
Gulf South Conference17:36.8318:11.1018:48.597
Lone Star Conference17:40.0318:15.4818:33.4014
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference17:44.5718:18.6218:43.1215
Mountain East Conference17:51.7919:05.7820:06.0012
Peach Belt Conference17:53.9418:26.6118:53.2810
Great American Conference18:06.9018:41.5919:10.7511
Conference Carolinas18:37.9519:42.4320:26.7415
East Coast Conference18:38.2019:42.1722:26.438
Northeast 10 Conference18:57.3919:57.8920:28.439
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference20:08.1720:56.0725:27.7010
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association20:13.83——11
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference21:03.8222:28.5028:10.2615

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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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