Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Auburn

What it actually takes to run at Auburn

NCAA Division I · SEC · AL

Auburn signed 9 athletes for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Auburn is a 26,874-student public campus in Auburn, AL and competes in the SEC. Kara Foster leads a staff of 7 covering 4 event groups.

“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.

Auburn, by the numbers

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
SEC
Campus
Auburn, AL
Enrollment
26,874 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$3.0M men · $3.4M women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

1600mDistance
4:10.191 signee
3200mDistance
8:59.301 signee

Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

1600mDistance
4:55.314 signees
800mDistance
2:15.314 signees
3200mDistance
10:40.063 signees
Pole VaultJumps
4.05m1 signee
JavelinThrows
49.33m1 signee

Who recruits for Auburn

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, throws, combined events.

  • Kara FosterAssociate Head Cross Country CoachDistance
  • Ken HarndenHead Coach
  • Ryan FosterAssociate Head Track and Field Coach
  • Cory MartinAssistant Coach, ThrowsThrows
  • Jenna GearingAssistant Cross Country Coach / Director of OperationsDistance
  • Richard FisherAssistant Coach / Jumps & Multi EventsMultis
  • Trent EdgertonAssistant Coach, SprintsSprints & Hurdles

Every Auburn coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every verified mark in Auburn's 2025-26 class

8 of the 9 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other one has no verified mark on record, so that athlete is left out rather than guessed. Not a published standard, not an estimate. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.

Men's class · 1 signed

Signed out of: Alabama

3200m1 signed
8:59.30
Women's class · 7 signed

Signed out of: Alabama · Florida · Wisconsin · Pennsylvania

800m1 signed
2:14.02
1600m2 signed
4:53.324:57.31
3200m2 signed
10:15.7712:28.54
Pole Vault1 signed
4.05m
Javelin1 signed
49.33m

Members see who each of these 8 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

Where do YOUR marks fit?

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This class’s marks, not a permanent standard: the range shifts every cycle as rosters and needs change. Progression, event fit, academics and open spots all factor into a real recruiting decision — fitting the range is a conversation-starter, not an offer.

Alabama restricts high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Alabama NIL rules →

D1 standards for the events Auburn signs

What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.

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