Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Northern Michigan
NCAA Division II · GLIAC · MI
No published standards, no estimates — this is what Northern Michigan actually signed: 12 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 2 international signees. What it takes, straight from the results.
Northern Michigan is a 6,556-student public campus in Marquette, MI and competes in the GLIAC. Jenny Ryan leads a staff of 6 covering 3 event groups.
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 Northern Michigan program at a glance
- Division
- NCAA Division II
- Conference
- GLIAC
- Campus
- Marquette, MI
- Enrollment
- 6,556 students
- T&F operating budget
- $1.2M (women)
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Women's standards
American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.
Who recruits for Northern Michigan
Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, throws, combined events.
- Jenny RyanHead Coach (Mid-Distance and Distance)Distance
- Michael DellemannAssociate Head Coach (Jumps, Hurdles, Multi)Multis
- Leonard PizziolaStudent Assistant
- Luke PeaseAssistant Coach (Sprints and Throws)Throws
- Sarah PeaseStudent Assistant
- Terri ToddAssistant Coach
Direct, verified contact info for the full Northern Michigan staff lives in the member database.
Every mark Northern Michigan signed — the whole 2025-26 class
12 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. · Ohio · Minn. · Ill.
+ 2 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 12 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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Treat this as a snapshot of one signing class, not a fixed cutoff — it changes every cycle. Coaches also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots, so landing in range opens a conversation rather than settling one.
Michigan permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Michigan NIL rules →
More GLIAC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Northern Michigan recruits against.
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- Ferris State recruiting standards
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- Michigan Tech 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 Northern Michigan signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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