Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

Western Michigan

What it actually takes to run at Western Michigan

NCAA Division I · MAC · MI

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Western Michigan actually signed: 6 athletes in the 2025-26 class — including 1 international signee. What it takes, straight from the results.

Western Michigan is a 13,026-student public campus in Kalamazoo, MI and competes in the MAC. Josiah Norville leads a staff of 4.

Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.

Inside the Western Michigan program

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
MAC
Campus
Kalamazoo, MI
Enrollment
13,026 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$1.1M (women)

Program expense, not scholarship aid

Distance only. Western Michigan 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

American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.

1600mDistance
4:55.662 signees
3200mDistance
10:52.962 signees
800mDistance
2:16.692 signees

+2 more events with real signee standards — Shot Put, Discus

Full access unlocks every event in Western Michigan’s class — names, marks, program budgets, and how to reach the coaching staff.

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Who recruits for Western Michigan

Sourced from the program’s own athletics department directory.

  • Josiah NorvilleAssociate Head Coach
  • Kevin CataldoHead Coach
  • Kayleigh ConlonAssistant Coach
  • Nathan LarsonAssistant Coach

Verified contact details for every Western Michigan coach are in the member database.

Where do YOUR marks fit?

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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.

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