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NCAA Division III Women's 5000m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 16:44.88 to 38:20.71 across 36 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
New England Small College Athletic Conference16:44.8817:24.4717:45.4411
University Athletic Association16:59.9317:15.0217:49.617
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference17:15.9317:37.4918:07.538
Liberty League17:39.2917:58.2918:48.498
Centennial Conference17:42.3818:13.6319:12.2310
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association17:45.6617:58.1318:47.508
Middle Atlantic Conferences17:49.2118:27.5619:23.4618
North Coast Athletic Conference17:51.3418:08.7218:32.409
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference17:54.6618:07.1318:25.5210
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference17:57.2018:14.6018:40.3613
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference17:58.5618:18.2718:57.5110
American Rivers Conference17:58.9018:21.3618:36.228
Empire 818:07.9818:46.0719:40.398
Landmark Conference18:11.4219:29.8119:51.408
State University of New York Athletic Conference18:15.6418:55.3319:56.3012
Midwest Conference18:16.3418:47.0119:52.2110
New Jersey Athletic Conference18:19.1919:05.8220:02.768
Southern Athletic Association18:22.2718:39.8319:13.469
Northwest Conference18:25.3318:44.2319:26.559
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin18:30.2618:46.4519:15.969
Ohio Athletic Conference18:30.3618:44.8318:59.569
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference18:33.7519:48.4621:46.298
Old Dominion Athletic Conference18:35.0418:54.8820:27.7713
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference18:36.0819:45.2023:02.978
Presidents' Athletic Conference18:46.6919:14.6719:49.4513
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference18:52.5220:07.6121:17.0510
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference18:58.4921:02.8523:30.696
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference19:02.7819:27.0220:32.3013
Little East Conference19:10.5820:09.1920:33.569
USA South Athletic Conference19:30.2121:28.9624:19.948
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference20:33.7922:37.7023:07.427
Great Northeast Athletic Conference20:46.74——7
North Atlantic Conference21:41.78——6
Atlantic East Conference21:56.75——4
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference22:18.02——8
City University of New York Athletic Conference38:20.71——5

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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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