Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Valley City State
NAIA · Frontier · ND
These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 25 athletes Valley City State actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”
Valley City State is a 1,658-student public campus in Valley City, ND and competes in the Frontier. Keeler, Gregory leads a staff of 6 covering 3 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.
Valley City State, by the numbers
- Division
- NAIA
- Conference
- Frontier
- Campus
- Valley City, ND
- Enrollment
- 1,658 students
- T&F operating budget
- $160K men · $182K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.
Women's standards
US high-school signees — verified marks from American HS meets.
Who recruits for Valley City State
The staff listed on the program’s own athletics site. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, throws, combined events.
- Keeler, GregoryAssociate Head Coach
- Robinson, LaquoneHead Coach
- Luke MacDonaldAssistant Coach - Distance and SprintsSprints & Hurdles
- Matheny, BradyAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
- Odegaard, KendraAssistant Coach - ThrowsThrows
- Radcliffe, JadenAssistant Coach - Pole Vault/MultisMultis
The full Valley City State coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.
Every mark Valley City State signed — the whole 2025-26 class
25 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: N.D. · Hi. · Minn. · Wyo. · Mo.
Signed out of: N.D. · Mont. · S.D. · Minn. · Utah · Minn
Members see who each of these 25 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class
Where do YOUR marks fit?
BeastMatch scores your PRs against the actual signing history of every college program — Valley City 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.
North Dakota permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the North Dakota NIL rules →
More Frontier recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Valley City State recruits against.
NAIA standards for the events Valley City State signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
Ready to build your athlete's future?
Start with the honest read — where your athlete’s marks actually fit against Valley City State and the rest of NAIA.
Free · No account · No credit card