What Pole Vault mark do you need to get recruited by Illinois (men's)?

The median high-school Pole Vault mark of Illinois's 2025-26 American men's signees was 5.23m, with the class ranging 5.23m across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Illinois competes in the Big Ten.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 4:59.62, with the class ranging 4:56.83 – 5:09.17 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Illinois competes in the Big Ten.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11:05.16, with the class ranging 10:48.22 – 11:07.44 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Illinois competes in the Big Ten.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 11.86, with the class ranging 11.58 – 12.13 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Illinois competes in the Big Ten.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 24.16, with the class ranging 23.85 – 24.46 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Illinois competes in the Big Ten.

What 400m mark do you need to get recruited by Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 400m mark of Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 54.89, with the class ranging 54.68 – 55.09 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Illinois competes in the Big Ten.

Who is the head track and field coach at Illinois?

Eric Johannigmeier (Head Cross Country and Distance Coach) leads the Illinois track & field program. Eric Johannigmeier leads a staff of 14 covering 5 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Illinois

NCAA Division I · Big Ten · IL

Illinois signed 22 athletes for 2025-26 — including 14 international signees. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Illinois is a 35,564-student public campus in Champaign, IL and competes in the Big Ten. Eric Johannigmeier leads a staff of 14 covering 5 event groups.

“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.

Illinois, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big Ten
Campus: Champaign, IL
Enrollment: 35,564 students

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

Pole VaultJumps

5.23mmedian signee

5.23mclass range

5.23m1 signee

Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:59.62median signee

4:56.83 – 5:09.17class range

4:59.623 signees

3200mDistance

11:05.16median signee

10:48.22 – 11:07.44class range

11:05.163 signees

100mSprints

11.86median signee

11.58 – 12.13class range

11.862 signees

200mSprints

24.16median signee

23.85 – 24.46class range

24.162 signees

400mSprints

54.89median signee

54.68 – 55.09class range

54.892 signees

800mDistance

2:21.28median signee

2:21.28class range

2:21.281 signee

Long JumpJumps

6.13mmedian signee

6.13mclass range

6.13m1 signee

Pole VaultJumps

4.06mmedian signee

4.06mclass range

4.06m1 signee

Who recruits for Illinois

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, throws, combined events.

Eric JohannigmeierHead Cross Country and Distance CoachDistance
Petros KyprianouDirector of Track & Field and Cross CountryDistance
Baldwin, HeathAssistant Coach
Blazevica, KristineAssistant Coach, International Recruiting and Internal Operations Coordinator
Deanna PriceAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Dennis MitchellAssistant Coach - Pole VaultJumps
J.C. LambertAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
Jaimie RobinsonAssistant Coach - Jumps and Combined EventsMultis
Javonie SmallAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Sprints, Hurdles and Relays)Sprints & Hurdles
Mitchell, CindyPole Vault Coach AssistantJumps
Owens-Delerme, AydenAssistant Coach
Scantling, GarrettAssistant Coach
Smith, AshleyAssistant Coach - Distance and OperationsDistance
Yearby, DillonDirector of Operations - Track and Field/Cross CountryDistance

The full Illinois coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Illinois's 2025-26 class

18 of the 22 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 4 have no verified mark on record, so they are 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 · 6 signed · 1 American shown

Signed out of: TX

Pole Vault1 signed

5.23m

+ 5 international signees 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 · 12 signed · 7 American shown

Signed out of: IL · WA

400m2 signed

54.6855.09

1600m2 signed

4:56.834:59.62

3200m1 signed

11:07.44

Pole Vault1 signed

4.06m

Long Jump1 signed

6.13m

+ 5 international signees 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.

Members see who each of these 18 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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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.

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