Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Virginia Union

What it actually takes to run at Virginia Union

NCAA Division II · CIAA · VA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Virginia Union actually signed: 15 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Virginia Union is a 1,203-student private campus in Richmond, VA and competes in the CIAA. Franck Charles leads a staff of 4 covering 2 event groups.

Median: the middle signee’s personal best. Range: the full spread of the class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks read as their 1600m/3200m equivalents. Sourced from verified meets, not self-reported times.

The Virginia Union program at a glance

Division
NCAA Division II
Conference
CIAA
Campus
Richmond, VA
Enrollment
1,203 students

Private institution

T&F operating budget
$231K men · $204K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

400mSprints
52.333 signees
800mDistance
2:03.423 signees
200mSprints
22.862 signees
300m HurdlesHurdles
40.982 signees
100mSprints
11.221 signee
110m HurdlesHurdles
15.371 signee
1600mDistance
4:39.651 signee
3200mDistance
10:42.971 signee
DiscusThrows
40.16m1 signee
Shot PutThrows
15.52m1 signee

Women's standards

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

100mSprints
12.342 signees
200mSprints
25.042 signees
DiscusThrows
37.26m2 signees
Shot PutThrows
12.23m2 signees
400mSprints
57.251 signee
1600mDistance
5:22.871 signee
3200mDistance
12:12.231 signee

Who recruits for Virginia Union

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, jumps and vault.

  • Franck CharlesHead Coach
  • Gurley, BrianAssistant Track & Field Coach
  • Pressley, TinaAssistant Track Coach - JumpsJumps
  • Tovias Parker, Jr.Hurdles CoachSprints & Hurdles

Direct, verified contact info for the full Virginia Union staff lives in the member database.

Every verified mark in Virginia Union's 2025-26 class

11 of the 15 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 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.

Men's class · 6 signed

Signed out of: VA

400m1 signed
51.60
800m2 signed
1:59.732:03.42
110m Hurdles1 signed
15.37
300m Hurdles1 signed
38.62
Shot Put1 signed
15.52m
Women's class · 5 signed

Signed out of: VA · WA · PA · NC

200m1 signed
24.91
400m1 signed
57.25
1600m1 signed
5:22.87
Shot Put2 signed
13.16m11.30m

Members see who each of these 11 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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D2 standards for the events Virginia Union signs

What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.

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