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Best NAIA men's programs for 400m
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical NAIA men's roster puts 7% of its athletes in 400m. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 21 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the 400m talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in 400m, per season.
Programs that invest most in 400m
- 1
Crossroads · IN
14% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
- 2
Sun · FL
12% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes
- 3
WHAC · MI
13% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
- 4
WHAC · IN
8% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 14 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 5
SSAC · GA
12% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 6
HBCUAC · SC
13% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 4 signed in the last 2 classes
- 7Our Lady of the LakeSpecialty
RRAC · TX
11% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 8MontreatSpecialty
AAC · NC
13% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 9MorningsideSpecialty
GPAC · IA
13% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 4 signed in the last 2 classes
- 10Grand ViewSpecialty
Heart · IA
10% of the roster in 400m vs 7% NAIA average · 5 signed in the last 2 classes
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The full NAIA 400m list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
NAIA men's programs that do not recruit 400m
No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.
- College of the Ozarks
- Corban
- Dakota Wesleyan
- Embry-Riddle Arizona
- Florida Memorial
- Governors State University
- Hannibal LaGrange
- Health Sciences and Pharmacy
- John Brown
- Mid-America Christian
- Northwest U
- Ohio Christian
- Oklahoma City
- Rust
- SCAD Atlanta
- Savannah Coll of Art Design
- St Francis IL
- TAMU-Texarkana
- Tennessee Southern
- The Masters
- Trinity Christian
Questions athletes and parents ask
Which NAIA men's programs recruit the most 400m athletes?
Huntington, St Thomas, Madonna, Indiana Tech, Life carry and sign well above the NAIA average in 400m (7% of a typical NAIA roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which NAIA programs do not recruit 400m?
21 NAIA men's programs show no 400m athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including College of the Ozarks, Corban, Dakota Wesleyan, Embry-Riddle Arizona, Florida Memorial, Governors State University. A thin group there is not an opening.
Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?
Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.
How is this calculated?
From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the NAIA average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.
Other NAIA men's event areas
As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas