What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Baker (men's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Baker's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:02.66, with the class ranging 1:58.26 – 2:23.47 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Baker competes in the Heart.

What Triple Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Baker (men's)?

The median high-school Triple Jump mark of Baker's 2025-26 American men's signees was 12.38m, with the class ranging 13.44m – 8.23m across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Baker competes in the Heart.

What Long Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Baker (men's)?

The median high-school Long Jump mark of Baker's 2025-26 American men's signees was 6.25m, with the class ranging 6.38m – 6.13m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Baker competes in the Heart.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Baker (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Baker's 2025-26 American men's signees was 24.40, with the class ranging 24.40 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Baker competes in the Heart.

What 110m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Baker (men's)?

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Baker's 2025-26 American men's signees was 16.40, with the class ranging 16.40 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Baker competes in the Heart.

What 300m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Baker (men's)?

The median high-school 300m Hurdles mark of Baker's 2025-26 American men's signees was 41.84, with the class ranging 41.84 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Baker competes in the Heart.

Who is the head track and field coach at Baker?

Christina Fortenberry (Head Coach) leads the Baker track & field program. Christina Fortenberry leads a staff of 10.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Baker

NAIA · Heart · KS

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 15 athletes Baker actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Baker is a 2,105-student private campus in Baldwin City, KS and competes in the Heart. Christina Fortenberry leads a staff of 10.

“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.

Baker, by the numbers

Division: NAIA
Conference: Heart
Campus: Baldwin City, KS
Enrollment: 2,105 students
T&F operating budget: $827K men · $815K women

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Men's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:02.66median signee

1:58.26 – 2:23.47class range

2:02.663 signees

Triple JumpJumps

12.38mmedian signee

13.44m – 8.23mclass range

12.38m3 signees

Long JumpJumps

6.25mmedian signee

6.38m – 6.13mclass range

6.25m2 signees

200mSprints

24.40median signee

24.40class range

24.401 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

16.40median signee

16.40class range

16.401 signee

300m HurdlesHurdles

41.84median signee

41.84class range

41.841 signee

1600mDistance

4:39.37median signee

4:39.37class range

4:39.371 signee

DiscusThrows

37.96mmedian signee

37.96mclass range

37.96m1 signee

JavelinThrows

45.50mmedian signee

45.50mclass range

45.50m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

12.10mmedian signee

12.10mclass range

12.10m1 signee

Women's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

JavelinThrows

37.44mmedian signee

37.54m – 23.77mclass range

37.44m3 signees

200mSprints

27.14median signee

26.47 – 27.82class range

27.142 signees

DiscusThrows

24.28mmedian signee

28.37m – 20.19mclass range

24.28m2 signees

400mSprints

1:03.08median signee

1:03.08class range

1:03.081 signee

1600mDistance

5:52.37median signee

5:52.37class range

5:52.371 signee

800mDistance

2:40.21median signee

2:40.21class range

2:40.211 signee

Pole VaultJumps

2.90mmedian signee

2.90mclass range

2.90m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

8.18mmedian signee

8.18mclass range

8.18m1 signee

Who recruits for Baker

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site.

Christina FortenberryHead Coach
Ashley TurpinAssistant Coach
Bobby BreonAssistant Coach
Caleb NelsonGrad Assistant
Deverius BrownAssistant Coach
Gabby HokeAssistant Coach
Maxx BradleyAssistant Coach
Mike ThalkenAssistant Coach
Octavius HerStudent Manager
Val SchirmerAssistant Coach

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

Every verified mark in Baker's 2025-26 class

14 of the 15 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 · 7 signed

Signed out of: Kan. · Mo.

800m3 signed

1:58.262:02.662:23.47

300m Hurdles1 signed

41.84

Long Jump1 signed

6.38m

Triple Jump1 signed

13.44m

Javelin1 signed

45.50m

Women's class · 7 signed

Signed out of: Texas · Kan.

200m2 signed

26.4727.82

1600m1 signed

5:52.37

Discus1 signed

28.37m

Javelin3 signed

37.54m37.44m23.77m

Members see who each of these 14 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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Standards reflect the program’s most recent signing class and shift every cycle. Recruiting decisions also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots — a mark inside the range is a conversation, not a guarantee.

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More Heart recruiting standards

Real signee marks for the programs Baker recruits against.

NAIA standards for the events Baker signs

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

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