Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Bellevue University

What it actually takes to run at Bellevue University

NAIA · Frontier · NE

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Bellevue University actually signed: 11 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 3 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.

Bellevue University is a 13,841-student private campus in Bellevue, NE and competes in the Frontier. Craig Christians leads a staff of 2.

Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.

Inside the Bellevue University program

Division
NAIA
Conference
Frontier
Campus
Bellevue, NE
Enrollment
13,841 students

Private institution

T&F operating budget
$224K men · $107K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

200mSprints
23.522 signees
400mSprints
56.252 signees
1600mDistance
4:36.782 signees
800mDistance
2:03.042 signees
100mSprints
11.441 signee

Women's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

1600mDistance
5:10.451 signee
3200mDistance
11:19.351 signee
800mDistance
2:22.211 signee
JavelinThrows
40.36m1 signee

Who recruits for Bellevue University

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory.

  • Craig ChristiansHead Coach
  • Matt MusielAssistant Coach

Verified contact details for every Bellevue University coach are in the member database.

Every verified mark in Bellevue University's 2025-26 class

7 of the 11 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 have no verified mark on record, so they are 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 · 4 signed

Signed out of: Neb. · S.D.

200m2 signed
22.6824.37
800m1 signed
2:00.76
1600m1 signed
4:28.46
Women's class · 3 signed

Signed out of: N.M. · Iowa · S.D.

800m1 signed
2:22.21
1600m1 signed
5:10.45
Javelin1 signed
40.36m

Members see who each of these 7 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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NAIA standards for the events Bellevue University signs

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

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