Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

Murray State

What it actually takes to run at Murray State

NCAA Division I · MVC · KY

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 12 athletes Murray State actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 2 international signees. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Murray State is a 7,878-student public campus in Murray, KY and competes in the MVC.

“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.

Murray State, by the numbers

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
MVC
Campus
Murray, KY
Enrollment
7,878 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$95K men · $958K women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

Distance only. Murray State sponsors men's cross country without a full outdoor track program. Sprint, jump, throw and multi-event athletes are not recruited here.

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Women's standards

US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.

200mSprints
25.025 signees
100mSprints
12.173 signees
400mSprints
56.103 signees

+8 more events with real signee standards — 1600m, 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 3200m, 800m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin

Members see every event Murray State signed, the full recruiting class with names and marks, program budgets, and coach contacts.

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Who recruits for Murray State

The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country.

  • Adam KieslerDir. of Track & Field/Cross Country (Sprints, Hurdles, Relays)Sprints & Hurdles
  • Jordan JohnstonJordan Johnston Assistant Coach (Distance/Cross Country)Distance
  • Kelsey RigginsAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country CoachDistance
  • Kylie GormannStudent Services - Track & Field Graduate Assistant

Every Murray State coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Where do YOUR marks fit?

BeastMatch scores your PRs against the actual signing history of every college program — Murray State and 980+ more — in seconds. Free, no account needed.

Standards reflect the program’s most recent signing class and shift every cycle. Recruiting decisions also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots — a mark inside the range is a conversation, not a guarantee.

Kentucky permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Kentucky NIL rules →

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