What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by Eastern Michigan (men's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 American men's signees was 55.07m, with the class ranging 58.57m – 51.56m across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Eastern Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Eastern Michigan (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.47, with the class ranging 10.47 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Eastern Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Eastern Michigan (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 American men's signees was 20.92, with the class ranging 20.92 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Eastern Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Eastern Michigan (men's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:17.21, with the class ranging 4:17.21 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Eastern Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Eastern Michigan (men's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:30.01, with the class ranging 9:30.01 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Eastern Michigan competes in the MAC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Eastern Michigan (men's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1:58.16, with the class ranging 1:58.16 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Eastern Michigan competes in the MAC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Eastern Michigan?

Austin Whitelaw (Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant T&F Coach - Middle Distance/Distance) leads the Eastern Michigan track & field program. Austin Whitelaw leads a staff of 10 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Eastern Michigan

NCAA Division I · MAC · MI

Every mark below belongs to someone Eastern Michigan actually signed for 2025-26 — including 3 international signees — 13 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.

Eastern Michigan is a 11,129-student public campus in Ypsilanti, MI and competes in the MAC. Austin Whitelaw leads a staff of 10 covering 5 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 Eastern Michigan program at a glance

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: MAC
Campus: Ypsilanti, MI
Enrollment: 11,129 students
T&F operating budget: $1.1M men · $1.3M women

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Men's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

DiscusThrows

55.07mmedian signee

58.57m – 51.56mclass range

55.07m2 signees

100mSprints

10.47median signee

10.47class range

10.471 signee

200mSprints

20.92median signee

20.92class range

20.921 signee

1600mDistance

4:17.21median signee

4:17.21class range

4:17.211 signee

3200mDistance

9:30.01median signee

9:30.01class range

9:30.011 signee

800mDistance

1:58.16median signee

1:58.16class range

1:58.161 signee

High JumpJumps

2.04mmedian signee

2.04mclass range

2.04m1 signee

Long JumpJumps

7.14mmedian signee

7.14mclass range

7.14m1 signee

Pole VaultJumps

4.72mmedian signee

4.72mclass range

4.72m1 signee

Triple JumpJumps

14.52mmedian signee

14.52mclass range

14.52m1 signee

Shot PutThrows

16.89mmedian signee

16.89mclass range

16.89m1 signee

Women's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

200mSprints

24.64median signee

24.09 – 25.20class range

24.642 signees

400mSprints

57.26median signee

56.14 – 58.38class range

57.262 signees

100mSprints

11.79median signee

11.79class range

11.791 signee

100m HurdlesHurdles

14.41median signee

14.41class range

14.411 signee

Shot PutThrows

12.77mmedian signee

12.77mclass range

12.77m1 signee

Who recruits for Eastern Michigan

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Austin WhitelawHead Cross Country Coach/Assistant T&F Coach - Middle Distance/DistanceDistance
Chris BestCo-Director/Women's T&F Head Coach - Sprints/HurdlesSprints & Hurdles
Sterling RobertsCo-Director/Men's T&F Head Coach - Sprints/Hurdles/Horizontal JumpsJumps
Cameron HartAssistant Coach (Jumps)Jumps
Evan BrusichAssistant Coach - Vertical Jumps/Multi EventsMultis
Jenna ZydanowiczAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Michael DavenportAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps
Newlyn StephensonAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Nia HendersonAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Sue ParksAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance

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

Every verified mark in Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 class

12 of the 13 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other one has no verified mark on record, so that athlete is 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 · 8 signed · 7 American shown

Signed out of: Mich. · Fla.

200m1 signed

20.92

1600m1 signed

4:17.21

High Jump1 signed

2.04m

Pole Vault1 signed

4.72m

Long Jump1 signed

7.14m

Discus2 signed

58.57m51.56m

+ 1 international signee in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.

Women's class · 4 signed · 3 American shown

Signed out of: Mich. · Fla. · Ohio

200m1 signed

24.09

400m1 signed

56.14

Shot Put1 signed

12.77m

+ 1 international signee in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.

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