Division I

High School Qualifications:

  • 4 Years Varsity
  • State Champion or High State Finish (dependant on level of competition: 1A, 2A, 3A, etc.)
  • Awards such as All-State/Region
  • Meet of Champions Qualifier or High Finish (All Divisions in the State)
  • Team MVP & Captain

AAU and USTAF Qualifications:

  • USATF Regional & National competition strongly preferred
  • Participation in Track Club

National Events:

  • USATF National Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • AAU Nationals

Regional Events:

  • USATF Association Championships (State JO’s)
  • USATF Regional Championships (Regional JO’s)

*The U.S. is broken down into 15 Multi-State Regions

Other Events:

  • Simplot Games
  • Great Southwest
  • Arcadia Invitational

*All times should be FAT. FAT refers to Fully Automatic Timing, as opposed to hand-held timing. Hand-timing is not measured in hundredths, whereas FAT is always to the hundredth. All hand times in events under 300 meters will have .24 seconds added.

Event Tier 1
Recruit		 Tier 1
Roster		 Tier 2
Recruit		 Tier 2
Roster
55M 7.11 7.25 7.25 7.50
60M 7.65 7.85 7.85 7.95
60MH 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.2
100M Hurdles 14.5 14.7 15 15.5
300M Hurdles 43.1 44.5 45.0 46.0
400M Hurdles 60.0 63.5 63.5 65.5
100M 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.8
200M 24 25.0 26.0 26.5
400M 54.5 57 58 60
800M 2:10 2:18 2:20 2:25
1500M 4:40 5:00 5:10 5:20
1600M 5:00 5:20 5:15 5:30
3200M 11:00 11:30 11:30 12:15
3000M Steeplechase 10:45 11:30 11:30 12:00
High Jump 5’10’ 5’5′ 5’5′ 5’2′
Long Jump 19’6′ 18’6′ 18’6′ 17’0′
Shot Put 45’0′ 37’0” 37’0′ 32’0′
Discus 149’0′ 130’0′ 130’0′ 120’0′
Pole Vault 12’6′ 11’0′ 10’6′ 10’0′
Triple Jump 40’0′ 38’0′ 38’0′ 32’0′
Hammer 170’0′ 158’0′ 150’0′ 140’0′
Javelin 140’0′ 120’0′ 130’0′ 120’0′
Heptathlon 5000 4900 4500 4000

 Division II

High School Qualifications:

  • 3+ Years Varsity
  • State Qualifier or High State Finish depending on level of competition (1A, 2A, 3A, etc.)
  • Awards such as All-Region/Section/County/Conference/League

AAU and USTAF Qualifications:

  • USATF Regional competition preferred
  • Participation in Track Club preferred
Event Tier 1 Recruit Tier 1 Roster Tier 2 Recruit Tier 2 Roster
55M 7.5 8.0 7.8 8.0
60M 7.95 8.2 8.2 8.5
60MH 9.2 9.7 9.5 10.0
100M Hurdles 15.2 15.5 15.5 16.5
300M Hurdles 46.5 47.5 47.5 48.5
400M Hurdles 63.0 64.5 64.5 67.0
100M 12.5 12.9 12.9 13.4
200M 26.2 27.0 26.5 28.5
400M 59.0 61.0 61.0 68.0
800M 2:20 2:24 2:24 2:42
1500M 4:50 5:10 5:00 5:20
1600M 5:15 5:20 5:30 6:00
3200M 11:30 11:50 11:50 12:15
3000M Steeplechase 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:50
High Jump 5’4” 5’2” 5’2” 5’0”
Long Jump 17’0” 16’0” 16’0” 15’0”
Shot Put 38’0” 35’6” 35’6” 32’0”
Discus 120’0” 110’0” 110’0” 100’0”
Pole Vault 10’6” 9’0” 9’0” 8’0”
Triple Jump 35’0” 32’0” 32’0” 30’0”
Hammer 140’0” 130’0” 130’0” 120’0”
Javelin 120’0” 110’0” 110’0” 100’0”
Heptathlon 4500 4000 4000 3500

Division III

High School Qualifications:

  • 2+ Years Varsity
  • State Qualifier preferred
  • Awards such as All-County/Conference/League

AAU and USTAF Qualifications:

  • USATF Regional competition is beneficial
  • Track Club participation is beneficial
Event Recruit Roster
55M 7.8 8.0
60M 8.2 8.5
60MH 9.5 10.0
100M Hurdles 15.5 17.5
300M Hurdles 48.5 49.5
400M Hurdles 1:07 1:18
100M 12.5 13.5
200M 25.8 28.5
400M 59.5 1:04
800M 2:20 2:30
1500M 4:40 5:20
1600M 5:30 6:00
3200M 11:50 12:50
3000M Steeplechase 11:40 12:50
High Jump 5’1” 4’9”
Long Jump 18’0” 16’0”
Shot Put 40’0” 32’0”
Discus 120’0” 100’0”
Pole Vault 10’6” 9’0”
Triple Jump 36’0” 31’0”
Hammer 136’0” 110’0”
Javelin 110’0” 90’0”
Heptathlon 3600 3000

NAIA

High School Qualifications:

  • 2+ Years Varsity
  • State Qualifier preferred
  • Awards such as All-County/Conference/League

AAU and USTAF Qualifications:

  • USATF Regional competition is beneficial
  • Track Club participation is beneficial
Event Recruit Roster
55M 7.8 8.0
60M 8.2 8.5
60MH 9.5 10.0
100M Hurdles 15.5 17.5
300M Hurdles 47.5 48.5
400M Hurdles 1:15.5 1:20.5
100M 12.87 13.5
200M 26.0 28.0
400M 59.5 62.5
800M 2:15 2:30
1500M 5:00 5:10
1600M 5:30 6:00
3200M 11:50 12:30
3000M Steeplechase 11:40 12:50
High Jump 5’4” 5’0”
Long Jump 17’0” 15’6”
Shot Put 38’0” 34’0”
Discus 120’0” 100’0”
Pole Vault 9’0” 8’0”
Triple Jump 35’6” 34’2”
Hammer 120’0” 100’0”
Javelin 120’0” 100’0”
Heptathlon 3600 3000

 

Preferred Grades for All Divisions:

3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
(No scores needed for underclassmen)

In order to compile these Recruiting Guidelines, NCSA tracked hundreds of former NCSA student-athletes who have gone on to compete at the collegiate level, polled college coaches across the nation, and analyzed college rosters at all levels of competition.

Track by the Numbers

Schools Offering Track
Varsity Men Women
NCAA Division I 269 307
NCAA Division II 162 174
NCAA Division III 267 274
NAIA 138 137
Junior College 79 84
Total 915 976

Athletic Scholarship Opportunities
Division I(per school) 12.6 18
Division II (per school) 12.6 12.6
NAIA 12 12
NJCAA (*varies per school) 20 20

Student-Athlete Participation
NCAA Division I 9,959 10,789
NCAA Division II 4,996 4,423
NCAA Division III 7,943 6,304
NAIA 3,025 2,432
High School 544,180 444,181

Note: Division I schools offer merit, academic, and need-based scholarships.