Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle
What it actually takes to run at Houston Christian
NCAA Division I · Southland · TX
Houston Christian signed 16 athletes for 2025-26 — including 3 international signees. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”
Houston Christian is a 2,787-student private campus in Houston, TX and competes in the Southland. Theresa Fuqua leads a staff of 6 covering 1 event group.
“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.
Houston Christian program snapshot
- Division
- NCAA Division I
- Conference
- Southland
- Campus
- Houston, TX
- Enrollment
- 2,787 students
- T&F operating budget
- $865K men · $1.1M women
Private institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
+5 more events with real signee standards — 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 1600m, 3200m, High Jump
The complete picture is members-only: every event Houston Christian signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.
Unlock the full standards →Women's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
+6 more events with real signee standards — 300m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Shot Put
The complete picture is members-only: every event Houston Christian signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.
Unlock the full standards →Who recruits for Houston Christian
As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.
- Theresa FuquaDirector of Track & Field/Cross CountryDistance
- Chris HerpinAssistant Coach
- DJ HicksAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Jordan YamoahAssistant Coach
- Justice ArtisstGraduate Assistant
- Ray DoakesAssistant Coach
Every Houston Christian coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.
Every verified mark in Houston Christian's 2025-26 class
14 of the 16 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 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.
Signed out of: TX · FL
+ 1 international signee in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.
Signed out of: TX · CO · LA
+ 2 international signees in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.
Members see who each of these 14 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.
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More Southland recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Houston Christian recruits against.
D1 standards for the events Houston Christian signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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