What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by Friends (men's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of Friends's 2025-26 American men's signees was 51.56, with the class ranging 48.77 – 55.72 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Friends competes in the KCAC.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Friends's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:04.16, with the class ranging 2:00.62 – 2:22.77 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Friends competes in the KCAC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Friends (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Friends's 2025-26 American men's signees was 11.14, with the class ranging 10.82 – 11.75 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Friends competes in the KCAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Friends?

Brun, Henry (Head Coach) leads the Friends track & field program. Brun, Henry leads a staff of 8 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

What it actually takes to run at Friends

NAIA · KCAC · KS

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 18 athletes Friends actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 1 international signee. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Friends is a 1,724-student private campus in Wichita, KS and competes in the KCAC. Brun, Henry leads a staff of 8 covering 3 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.

Friends, by the numbers

Division: NAIA
Conference: KCAC
Campus: Wichita, KS
Enrollment: 1,724 students
T&F operating budget: $305K men · $380K 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

400mSprints

51.56median signee

48.77 – 55.72class range

51.566 signees

800mDistance

2:04.16median signee

2:00.62 – 2:22.77class range

2:04.166 signees

100mSprints

11.14median signee

10.82 – 11.75class range

11.143 signees

+8 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 1600m, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 3200m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put

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Who recruits for Friends

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, throws.

Brun, HenryHead Coach
Jex, TracyHead Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field CoachDistance
Biedron, TrevorAssistant Coach
Cotton, CoshanAssistant Coach (Sprints)Sprints & Hurdles
Fulmer, JoshAssistant Coach
Hatley, KennethGraduate Assistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Laing, McKennaGraduate Assistant Intern Coach
Sherald, K'RonGraduate Assistant Intern Coach

The full Friends coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

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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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