Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

Eastern Kentucky

What it actually takes to run at Eastern Kentucky

NCAA Division I · ASUN · KY

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Eastern Kentucky actually signed: 12 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 7 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.

Eastern Kentucky is a 12,726-student public campus in Richmond, KY and competes in the ASUN. Cory Erdmann leads a staff of 5 covering 1 event group.

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 Eastern Kentucky program at a glance

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
ASUN
Campus
Richmond, KY
Enrollment
12,726 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$962K men · $972K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Women's standards

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

1600mDistance
5:14.212 signees
3200mDistance
11:03.572 signees
DiscusThrows
51.26m2 signees

Who recruits for Eastern Kentucky

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: throws.

  • Cory ErdmannHead Coach
  • Forster, MiaAssociate Head Coach
  • Rick ErdmannHead Coach Emeritus
  • Fryman, AndyAssistant Track Coach (Throws)Throws
  • Nikodem DworczakGraduate Assistant

Direct, verified contact info for the full Eastern Kentucky staff lives in the member database.

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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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