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NAIA Men's 400m Recruiting Standards
Target marks range from 48.15 to 53.50 across 16 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.
Check your mark| Conference | Target | Recruit | Walk-On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads League | 48.15 | 49.94 | 50.63 | 10 |
| Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | 48.56 | 49.64 | 50.64 | 9 |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | 48.72 | 49.72 | 50.74 | 11 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 48.82 | 49.40 | 49.93 | 15 |
| The Sun Conference | 48.91 | 50.21 | 51.48 | 6 |
| Mid-South Conference | 48.94 | 50.42 | 52.10 | 7 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 49.08 | 49.94 | 51.87 | 11 |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 49.21 | 49.86 | 50.61 | 9 |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | 49.41 | 49.99 | 51.06 | 13 |
| Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 49.51 | 51.11 | 52.21 | 8 |
| Southern States Athletic Conference | 49.52 | 50.36 | 51.55 | 9 |
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | 49.79 | 50.03 | 50.89 | 10 |
| Frontier Conference | 49.94 | 50.55 | 51.26 | 9 |
| River States Conference | 50.71 | 52.14 | 53.41 | 9 |
| American Midwest Conference | 53.00 | 56.90 | 57.82 | 4 |
| Continental Athletic Conference | 53.50 | — | — | 6 |
Same event elsewhere
What these levels mean
- TargetWould score at the conference meet (top 8).
- RecruitIn the conference's top 15.
- Walk-OnOn the conference list (top 25).