They Shall Run and Not Be Weary, and They Shall Walk and Not Faint: 50 Years of the ORU Field Test

Authors

Lora Conte, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Anthony Domeck, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Todd Farmer, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Fritz G. Huber, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Eric D. Hudgens, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Scarlet R. Jost, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Andrew S.I.D. Lang, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Nancy V. Mankin, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Terry V. Shannon, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Glenn E. Smith, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow
Angela L. Watson, Oral Roberts UniversityFollow

Abstract

A history of the development and changes of ORU’s field test over the last 50 years is presented followed by previously unpublished percentile values for N=14,076 recent prepandemic (2017–2019) field-test times for the distances for 1-mile, 1.5-mile, and 2-mile field tests for college students aged 18.9 years (N=2,198; 58.3% female), 19.1 years (N=1,574; 58.0% female), and 20.5 years (N=10,304; 57.3% female) respectively. The aim of this study is to establish an updated set of standard field test times that can serve as a valuable benchmark for assessing the cardio-vascular fitness levels of college students.

Recommended Citation

Conte, Lora; Domeck, Anthony; Farmer, Todd; Huber, Fritz G.; Hudgens, Eric D.; Jost, Scarlet R.; Lang, Andrew S.I.D.; Mankin, Nancy V.; Shannon, Terry V.; Smith, Glenn E.; and Watson, Angela L. (2023) "They Shall Run and Not Be Weary, and They Shall Walk and Not Faint: 50 Years of the ORU Field Test," Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Christians in Higher Education: Vol. 13 : Iss. 1 , Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/1559-8624.1107