Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Vermont
NCAA Division I · America East · VT
Vermont signed 31 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?”
Vermont is a 12,168-student public campus in Burlington, VT and competes in the America East. Joe Gingras leads a staff of 13 covering 2 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.
Vermont program snapshot
- Division
- NCAA Division I
- Conference
- America East
- Campus
- Burlington, VT
- Enrollment
- 12,168 students
- T&F operating budget
- $318K men · $458K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
Women's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
Who recruits for Vermont
As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: throws, combined events.
- Joe GingrasAssociate Head Coach (MXC, Mid. Dist., Dist.)
- Matt BelfieldHead Coach (WXC, Mid. Dist., Dist., Throws)Throws
- Alex ParaskyAssistant Coach (Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles/Combined Events)Multis
- Brianna WelchVolunteer Assistant Coach
- Dan KirkAssistant Athletic Performance Coach
- Ed SimonVolunteer Assistant Coach
- Emmaline BergAssistant Coach
- Justin SmithAssociate Director of Athletic Performance
- Kasey HillAssistant Coach
- Kenneth MorrisseyVolunteer Assistant
- Knute LinehanVolunteer Assistant
- Mallory HonanVolunteer Assistant Coach
- Thomas O'LearyVolunteer Assistant Coach
Every Vermont coach’s verified email and phone are in the member database.
Every verified mark in Vermont's 2025-26 class
12 of the 31 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 19 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: RI · GA · Vt.
Signed out of: MA · Va. · MN · Vt. · Oregon · NJ · +1 more
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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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.
Vermont permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Vermont NIL rules →
More America East recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Vermont recruits against.
D1 standards for the events Vermont signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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