How Fast Do You Actually Need To Be To Run D1 Track?

How fast do you actually need to be to run D1 track? I went to the official website of every Division 1 track and field program, all 354 of them. 216 don't post a single recruiting time anywhere, and only 76 have a current chart (2024 or newer) that I could check against the school's own website. To fit about half of the D1 walk-on lines, boys need about 10.7 in the 100, 48.5 in the 400, 1:54 in the 800 and 4:16 in the 1600. Girls need about 12.00, 56.50, 2:15 and 5:08. To fit about half of the scholarship lines, boys need about 10.4, 47.2, 1:50 and 4:08, and girls need about 11.6, 54.5, 2:09 and 4:50. 👉 Parents of high school track & field athletes: if college coaches still don't know your athlete's name, apply for Preferred Recruit here: https://app.thepreferredrecruit.com/parentfunnel/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=yt02_how_fast_d1&utm_content=description 📊 Check your exact percent for every event (free): https://trackandfieldstandards.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=yt02_how_fast_d1&utm_content=description 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preferredrecruit/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Two sprinters, one second apart 0:58 The three lines on every chart 1:51 The boys' 100 2:39 The kids keep getting faster 3:13 The 400, 800 and 1600 3:57 Same time, two answers 4:45 The 4:14 from last time 5:04 The girls' side 5:37 Back to our two sprinters 6:18 Below D1 6:52 The 216 schools with no chart 7:22 So, are you fast enough? FAQ What time do you need to run D1 track in the 100m? At the D1 schools that post a chart, a 10.6 puts a boy on the walk-on line at about 73% of them, but on the scholarship line at only 14%. By 10.8 it drops to 32%. What is a track recruiting standard? A chart on a college athletics website with the times a coach wants, usually split into walk-on, recruit and target / scholarship lines. What if my time isn't on any D1 chart? Division 2 and Division 3 schools recruit slower marks. In the boys' 400, the time that fits about half the walk-on lines is about 48.5 in D1, 50.5 in D2 and 52.4 in D3. Do most D1 schools post their standards? No. 216 of the 354 D1 programs don't post one, so the only way to find out if you fit is for a coach to see your marks. Tell me in the comments your PR and your dream school. About Preferred Recruit: done-for-you college recruiting for track & field families. Our athletes have earned $10M+ in scholarships. Data: official recruiting standards from NCAA Division 1 track & field programs' athletics websites (charts published 2024 or later, every mark checked against the school's own page; 76 programs qualified), athletic.net U.S. high school national lists (100th-best marks, 2019 and 2026). Free database: trackandfieldstandards.com Recruiting charts shown: Utah Tech, Northern Kentucky (from each school's official athletics site). Footage courtesy of: NCAA Championships, NBC Sports, USA Track and Field, FloTrack, TRACK: All-Access, runnerspace, New Balance, TrackTown USA, HD Athletics Video, RunnnSphere, TH Vlogs, Florida State Seminoles, NKU Norse, St. George News. All clips are used for commentary and education. Thank you to the filmers and broadcasters who captured these races. Music: provided by LCS Beats https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-LuGddmv1ETE5X-UiN6iQ The animated runners (Billy and Chad) are AI-generated. #trackandfield #d1track #collegerecruiting