Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Northern Illinois

What it actually takes to run at Northern Illinois

NCAA Division I · MAC · IL

Northern Illinois signed 10 athletes for 2025-26. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Northern Illinois is a 11,358-student public campus in Dekalb, IL and competes in the MAC. Connie Teaberry leads a staff of 3 covering 1 event group.

The median below is the middle signee’s PR and the range spans the whole class, fastest to slowest. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are shown converted to 1600m/3200m. All of it comes from verified meet results.

Northern Illinois, by the numbers

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
MAC
Campus
Dekalb, IL
Enrollment
11,358 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$1.2M (women)

Program expense, not scholarship aid

Distance only. Northern Illinois 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-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

1600mDistance
5:19.934 signees
200mSprints
25.483 signees
800mDistance
2:24.153 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 100m, 3200m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, 400m, 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles

The complete picture is members-only: every event Northern Illinois signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Who recruits for Northern Illinois

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.

  • Connie TeaberryDirector of Track and Field and Cross CountryDistance
  • Juan CarrilloHead Coach (Cross Country)/Assistant Coach (Track and Field)Distance
  • Graduate AssistantStefani Vasileva

Every Northern Illinois coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.

Every mark Northern Illinois signed — the whole 2025-26 class

10 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.

Women's class · 10 signed

Signed out of: IL · WI · MO

100m1 signed
12.09
200m1 signed
25.48
800m2 signed
2:12.762:24.15
1600m1 signed
5:13.16
3200m2 signed
10:45.1511:25.03
300m Hurdles1 signed
44.86
Long Jump1 signed
6.10m
Triple Jump1 signed
11.94m

Members see who each of these 10 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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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.

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

D1 standards for the events Northern Illinois signs

What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.

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