Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle
What it actually takes to run at Eastern Illinois
NCAA Division I · OVC · IL
Eastern Illinois signed 31 athletes for 2025-26. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”
Eastern Illinois is a 6,849-student public campus in Charleston, IL and competes in the OVC. James Gildon leads a staff of 6 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.
Eastern Illinois, by the numbers
- Division
- NCAA Division I
- Conference
- OVC
- Campus
- Charleston, IL
- Enrollment
- 6,849 students
- T&F operating budget
- $470K men · $490K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
+8 more events with real signee standards — 1600m, Discus, Shot Put, 300m Hurdles, 3200m, High Jump, Pole Vault, Javelin
The complete picture is members-only: every event Eastern Illinois signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.
Unlock the full standards →Women's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
+10 more events with real signee standards — 400m, Triple Jump, 1600m, 3200m, 800m, Discus, 300m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault
The complete picture is members-only: every event Eastern Illinois signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.
Unlock the full standards →Who recruits for Eastern Illinois
As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, throws.
- James GildonDirector of Track and Field/XCDistance
- Hannah KerrGraduate Assistant - Track / Cross CountryDistance
- Mitchel CouchAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
- Riley McInerneyAssistant Track Coach / Cross Country CoachDistance
- Roger AnAssistant Coach - Sprints / HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
- Zac StoutGraduate Assistant - Track & Field
The full Eastern Illinois coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.
Every mark Eastern Illinois signed — the whole 2025-26 class
31 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.
Signed out of: IL · WI. · TX. · MI
Signed out of: Ill. · WI · IN · Ind.
Members see who each of these 31 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class
Where do YOUR marks fit?
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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.
Illinois permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Illinois NIL rules →
More OVC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Eastern Illinois recruits against.
D1 standards for the events Eastern Illinois signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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