What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Illinois (men's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Western Illinois's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:33.67, with the class ranging 4:29.79 – 4:37.55 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Illinois competes in the OVC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Illinois (men's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Western Illinois's 2025-26 American men's signees was 9:56.17, with the class ranging 9:55.95 – 9:56.40 across 2 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Illinois competes in the OVC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Illinois (men's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Western Illinois's 2025-26 American men's signees was 2:00.68, with the class ranging 2:00.68 across 1 signee. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Illinois competes in the OVC.

What 1600m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 1600m mark of Western Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 5:31.55, with the class ranging 5:18.34 – 5:40.80 across 7 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Illinois competes in the OVC.

What 800m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 800m mark of Western Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 2:27.65, with the class ranging 2:19.05 – 2:31.67 across 6 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Illinois competes in the OVC.

What 3200m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Illinois (women's)?

The median high-school 3200m mark of Western Illinois's 2025-26 American women's signees was 12:16.26, with the class ranging 12:03.94 – 12:47.11 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Illinois competes in the OVC.

Who is the head track and field coach at Western Illinois?

Matt Rosado (Head Coach Track & Field/ Cross Country) leads the Western Illinois track & field program. Matt Rosado leads a staff of 8 covering 3 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Western Illinois

NCAA Division I · OVC · IL

These aren’t published walk-on standards or estimates. They’re the real marks of the 17 athletes Western Illinois actually signed in its 2025-26 recruiting class — including 1 international signee. The honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Western Illinois is a 5,025-student public campus in Macomb, IL and competes in the OVC. Matt Rosado leads a staff of 8 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.

Western Illinois, by the numbers

Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: OVC
Campus: Macomb, IL
Enrollment: 5,025 students
T&F operating budget: $302K men · $459K women

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Men's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:33.67median signee

4:29.79 – 4:37.55class range

4:33.672 signees

3200mDistance

9:56.17median signee

9:55.95 – 9:56.40class range

9:56.172 signees

800mDistance

2:00.68median signee

2:00.68class range

2:00.681 signee

+1 more event with real signee standards — Pole Vault

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Women's standards

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

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

5:31.55median signee

5:18.34 – 5:40.80class range

5:31.557 signees

800mDistance

2:27.65median signee

2:19.05 – 2:31.67class range

2:27.656 signees

3200mDistance

12:16.26median signee

12:03.94 – 12:47.11class range

12:16.265 signees

+6 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 100m, 200m, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault

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Who recruits for Western Illinois

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

Matt RosadoHead Coach Track & Field/ Cross CountryDistance
Aaliyah MathisAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
Goods, TemiraDirector of Track & Field Operations
Jefferies, BenAssistant Coach (Sprints/Jumps)Jumps
Katie FareAssistant Track & Field Coach (Throwing)Throws
Lexi ClarkeAssistant Track & Field (Mid/Distance)Distance
Tamaj GordonAssistant Track and Field Coach (Sprints / Jumps)Jumps
Tom UnruhAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps

The full Western Illinois coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Every verified mark in Western Illinois's 2025-26 class

15 of the 17 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 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.

Men's class · 3 signed

Signed out of: Ill. · IL

800m1 signed

2:00.68

1600m1 signed

4:29.79

Pole Vault1 signed

5.03m

Women's class · 12 signed

Signed out of: OH · Ill. · IL · IN · IA · MO · +2 more

100m1 signed

12.31

400m1 signed

58.57

800m5 signed

2:19.052:26.052:26.632:29.202:31.67

1600m3 signed

5:22.075:28.325:35.48

High Jump1 signed

1.42m

Pole Vault1 signed

3.81m

Members see who each of these 15 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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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.

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Real signee marks for the programs Western Illinois recruits against.

D1 standards for the events Western Illinois signs

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

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