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 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 5:08.94, 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.

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 2:18.39, with the class ranging 2:18.00 – 2:20.85 across 3 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 (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Louisiana's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:28.24, with the class ranging 11:13.14 – 11:43.33 across 2 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 · 2025-26

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

+1 more event with real signee standards — Javelin

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:08.94median signee

5:05.16 – 5:30.22class range

5:08.944 signees

800mDistance

2:18.39median signee

2:18.00 – 2:20.85class range

2:18.393 signees

3200mDistance

11:28.24median signee

11:13.14 – 11:43.33class range

11:28.242 signees

+5 more events with real signee standards — 100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump, Triple Jump

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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.

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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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