Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Ferris State
NCAA Division II · GLIAC · MI
Every mark below belongs to someone Ferris State actually signed for 2025-26 — 31 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.
Ferris State is a 8,106-student public campus in Big Rapids, MI and competes in the GLIAC. Kelsh, Jared leads a staff of 3 covering 2 event groups.
Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.
Inside the Ferris State program
- Division
- NCAA Division II
- Conference
- GLIAC
- Campus
- Big Rapids, MI
- Enrollment
- 8,106 students
- T&F operating budget
- $247K men · $245K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.
Women's standards
American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.
Who recruits for Ferris State
Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, throws.
- Kelsh, JaredHead Coach
- Larry LevineAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
- Melissa KesslerAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Verified contact details for every Ferris State coach are in the member database.
Every mark Ferris State 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: Mich. · Mass. · Ohio
Signed out of: Mich. · Ill.
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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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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More GLIAC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Ferris State recruits against.
- Davenport recruiting standards
- Grand Valley St recruiting standards
- Michigan Tech recruiting standards
- Northern Michigan recruiting standards
- Northwood recruiting standards
- Purdue Northwest recruiting standards
- Saginaw Valley recruiting standards
- Tiffin recruiting standards
- Wayne St MI recruiting standards
- Wis Parkside recruiting standards
D2 standards for the events Ferris State signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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