What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Louisiana (men's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:29.95, with the class ranging 4:18.20 – 4:41.70 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Louisiana competes in the Sun Belt.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:57.17, with the class ranging 1:55.75 – 1:58.59 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Louisiana competes in the Sun Belt.

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

The median high-school 3200m mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:12.85, with the class ranging 9:12.85 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Louisiana competes in the Sun Belt.

What Javelin mark do you need to get recruited by Louisiana (men's)?

The median high-school Javelin mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American men's signees was 63.85m, with the class ranging 63.85m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Louisiana competes in the Sun Belt.

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

The median high-school 800m mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:20.85, with the class ranging 2:18.00 – 2:40.79 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Louisiana competes in the Sun Belt.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Louisiana (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:11.60, with the class ranging 5:05.16 – 5:30.22 across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Louisiana competes in the Sun Belt.

Who is the head track and field coach at Louisiana?

Tommy Badon (Head Coach) leads the Louisiana track & field program. Tommy Badon leads a staff of 7 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Louisiana

NCAA Division I · Sun Belt · LA

Louisiana signed 12 athletes for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Louisiana is a 13,179-student public campus in Lafayette, LA and competes in the Sun Belt. Tommy Badon leads a staff of 7 covering 3 event groups.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

Louisiana, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Sun Belt
Campus: Lafayette, LA
Enrollment: 13,179 students
T&F operating budget: $1.1M men · $1.3M women

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:29.95median signee

4:18.20 – 4:41.70class range

4:29.952 signees

800mDistance

1:57.17median signee

1:55.75 – 1:58.59class range

1:57.172 signees

3200mDistance

9:12.85median signee

9:12.85class range

9:12.851 signee

JavelinThrows

63.85mmedian signee

63.85mclass range

63.85m1 signee

Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

800mDistance

2:20.85median signee

2:18.00 – 2:40.79class range

2:20.855 signees

1600mDistance

5:11.60median signee

5:05.16 – 5:30.22class range

5:11.604 signees

3200mDistance

11:28.24median signee

11:13.14 – 11:43.33class range

11:28.242 signees

100mSprints

12.24median signee

12.24class range

12.241 signee

200mSprints

24.46median signee

24.46class range

24.461 signee

400mSprints

54.50median signee

54.50class range

54.501 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.10mmedian signee

6.10mclass range

6.10m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

12.83mmedian signee

12.83mclass range

12.83m1 signee

Who recruits for Louisiana

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws.

Tommy BadonHead Coach
Charles Lenford Jr.Assistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Kirsten JournetTeam Manager
Lane FletcherAssistant Coach (Sprints, Pole Vault, Recruiting)Jumps
Rocky CapelloAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Rylan TheyardAssistant Coach (Sprints & Jumps)Jumps
Shonita BromeStudent Assistant Coach

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

Every mark Louisiana signed — the whole 2025-26 class

12 athletes, and the high-school mark each one was signed on. Not a published standard, not an estimate, not a sample — every signing, every event. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.

Men's class · 4 signed

Signed out of: La.

800m1 signed

1:55.75

1600m1 signed

4:41.70

3200m1 signed

9:12.85

Javelin1 signed

63.85m

Women's class · 8 signed · 7 American shown

Signed out of: La. · Texas

400m1 signed

54.50

800m2 signed

2:18.002:18.39

1600m2 signed

5:05.165:11.68

3200m1 signed

11:43.33

Triple Jump1 signed

12.83m

+ 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.

Members see who each of these 12 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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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 Sun Belt recruiting standards

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D1 standards for the events Louisiana signs

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