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

The median high-school 400m mark of Kansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 47.94, with the class ranging 47.60 – 48.27 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kansas competes in the Big 12.

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

The median high-school 200m mark of Kansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 21.47, with the class ranging 21.47 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kansas competes in the Big 12.

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

The median high-school 110m Hurdles mark of Kansas's 2025-26 American men's signees was 14.13, with the class ranging 14.13 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kansas competes in the Big 12.

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

The median high-school 400m mark of Kansas's 2025-26 American women's signees was 58.55, with the class ranging 56.79 – 1:00.32 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kansas competes in the Big 12.

What 100m Hurdles mark do you need to get recruited by Kansas (women's)?

The median high-school 100m Hurdles mark of Kansas's 2025-26 American women's signees was 15.18, with the class ranging 14.76 – 15.61 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kansas competes in the Big 12.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Kansas (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Kansas's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:05.38, with the class ranging 10:58.46 – 11:12.31 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Kansas competes in the Big 12.

Who is the head track and field coach at Kansas?

Doug Reynolds (Associate Head Coach - Throws) leads the Kansas track & field program. Doug Reynolds leads a staff of 10 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

What it actually takes to run at Kansas

NCAA Division I · Big 12 · KS

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 16 athletes Kansas actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 6 international signees. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Kansas is a 20,696-student public campus in Lawrence, KS and competes in the Big 12. Doug Reynolds leads a staff of 10 covering 5 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.

Kansas, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big 12
Campus: Lawrence, KS
Enrollment: 20,696 students
T&F operating budget: $3.1M men · $3.5M 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

47.94median signee

47.60 – 48.27class range

47.942 signees

200mSprints

21.47median signee

21.47class range

21.471 signee

110m HurdlesHurdles

14.13median signee

14.13class range

14.131 signee

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

400mSprints

58.55median signee

56.79 – 1:00.32class range

58.552 signees

100m HurdlesHurdles

15.18median signee

14.76 – 15.61class range

15.182 signees

3200mDistance

11:05.38median signee

10:58.46 – 11:12.31class range

11:05.382 signees

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Who recruits for Kansas

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

Doug ReynoldsAssociate Head Coach - ThrowsThrows
Michael Whittlesey, Ph.D.Assistant Head Coach of Cross Country / Assistant Coach - Distance and Middle DistanceDistance
Stanley RedwineHead Coach
Tom HaysAssociate Head Coach/General Manager- Vertical JumpsJumps
Brian WellmanAssistant Coach - Horizontal JumpsJumps
Erin PenningAdministrative Assistant
Honour FinleyAssistant Coach - DistanceDistance
Nic FortenberryAssistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Paul ThorntonAssistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps/MultisMultis
Richmond, RoseDirector of Operations/Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Coach

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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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