Preferred Recruit · Track StandardsTrack and field scholarships for female athletes
At NCAA D1, women's track and field programs have historically had more scholarship money to share than men's, and women's track is one of the largest college sports for women. This site has women's standards for 1,134 programs, with a typical D1 Walk-On of 57.00 in the 400m.
Updated 2026-10-16 · Preferred Recruit · built from 1,143 college programs' standards
Women's programs on this site
| Division | Programs with women's standards |
|---|---|
| NCAA D1 | 349 |
| NCAA D2 | 273 |
| NCAA D3 | 351 |
| NAIA | 161 |
Women's Recruit marks by division
| Event | NCAA D1 | NCAA D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 100m | 11.90 | 12.22 |
| Women's 200m | 24.21 | 25.07 |
| Women's 400m | 55.99 | 58.04 |
| Women's 800m | 2:12.21 | 2:18.82 |
| Women's 1500m | 4:31.77 | 4:46.02 |
| Women's 5000m | 17:13.74 | 18:11.10 |
| Women's 100m Hurdles | 14.28 | 15.29 |
| Women's 400m Hurdles | 1:03.38 | 1:07.83 |
| Women's High Jump | 5'4.25" (1.63m) | 4'11.75" (1.52m) |
| Women's Long Jump | 18'9.25" (5.72m) | 17'7.5" (5.37m) |
| Women's Triple Jump | 38'7" (11.76m) | 35'5.5" (10.81m) |
| Women's Pole Vault | 11'9.75" (3.60m) | 11'0" (3.35m) |
| Women's Shot Put | 42'8.25" (13.01m) | 36'9" (11.20m) |
| Women's Discus | 139'2.75" (42.44m) | 116'8.5" (35.57m) |
NCAA D3 and NAIA have no separate Recruit level on this site: their levels are Target and Walk-On.
Why girls should reach out early
Women's programs fill large rosters every year, so reaching out directly to the programs where your marks fit puts you on their list before it fills.
Common questions
Do girls get more track scholarships than boys?
At NCAA D1, women's track programs have historically had more scholarship equivalencies than men's. It varies by school and division.
Are women's standards set the same way?
Yes. Official school charts first, then the conference's women's results.