Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Kenyon
NCAA Division III · NCAC · OH
No published standards, no estimates — this is what Kenyon actually signed: 21 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.
Kenyon is a 1,732-student private campus in Gambier, OH and competes in the NCAC. Julius Higginbotham leads a staff of 6 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 Kenyon program at a glance
- Division
- NCAA Division III
- Conference
- NCAC
- Campus
- Gambier, OH
- Enrollment
- 1,732 students
- T&F operating budget
- $88K men · $88K women
Private institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.
+6 more events with real signee standards — Shot Put, 100m, High Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Javelin
Everything above is the free slice. Members get the rest of Kenyon’s class — names, marks, budgets, and coach contacts.
Unlock the full standards →Women's standards
Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.
+5 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 1600m, 800m, High Jump, Discus
Everything above is the free slice. Members get the rest of Kenyon’s class — names, marks, budgets, and coach contacts.
Unlock the full standards →Who recruits for Kenyon
Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.
- Julius HigginbothamHead Track and Field Coach
- Kirk ShellhouseHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track and Field CoachDistance
- Chris KennerlyVolunteer Assistant Track & Field Coach
- John GogleVolunteer Assistant Cross Country CoachDistance
- Kirsten O'MalleyPart-time Assistant Track & Field Coach
- Taryn SharpAssistant Track and Field Coach
Direct, verified contact info for the full Kenyon staff lives in the member database.
Every verified mark in Kenyon's 2025-26 class
17 of the 21 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.
Signed out of: GA · ID · CA · NY · IL · PA · +3 more
Signed out of: OH · VA · IL
Members see who each of these 17 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 NCAC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Kenyon recruits against.
D3 standards for the events Kenyon signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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