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

The median high-school 1600m mark of Western Washington's 2025-26 American men's signees was 4:21.10, with the class ranging 4:12.07 – 4:28.95 across 5 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Washington competes in the GNAC.

What High Jump mark do you need to get recruited by Western Washington (men's)?

The median high-school High Jump mark of Western Washington's 2025-26 American men's signees was 1.98m, with the class ranging 1.98m – 1.98m across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Washington competes in the GNAC.

What Discus mark do you need to get recruited by Western Washington (men's)?

The median high-school Discus mark of Western Washington's 2025-26 American men's signees was 54.66m, with the class ranging 55.65m – 47.82m across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Washington competes in the GNAC.

What Shot Put mark do you need to get recruited by Western Washington (men's)?

The median high-school Shot Put mark of Western Washington's 2025-26 American men's signees was 17.52m, with the class ranging 19.02m – 15.85m across 4 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Washington competes in the GNAC.

What 100m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Washington (men's)?

The median high-school 100m mark of Western Washington's 2025-26 American men's signees was 10.81, with the class ranging 10.65 – 11.07 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Washington competes in the GNAC.

What 200m mark do you need to get recruited by Western Washington (men's)?

The median high-school 200m mark of Western Washington's 2025-26 American men's signees was 22.20, with the class ranging 21.18 – 22.82 across 3 signees. That's what they actually signed — not a published standard. Western Washington competes in the GNAC.

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

Ben Stensland (Head Coach WWU '09) leads the Western Washington track & field program. Ben Stensland leads a staff of 9 covering 4 event groups.

Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Western Washington

NCAA Division II · GNAC · WA

No published standards, no estimates — this is what Western Washington actually signed: 42 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.

Western Washington is a 13,544-student public campus in Bellingham, WA and competes in the GNAC. Ben Stensland leads a staff of 9 covering 4 event groups.

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 Washington program

Division: NCAA Division II
Conference: GNAC
Campus: Bellingham, WA
Enrollment: 13,544 students
T&F operating budget: $562K men · $499K women

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Men's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

1600mDistance

4:21.10median signee

4:12.07 – 4:28.95class range

4:21.105 signees

High JumpJumps

1.98mmedian signee

1.98m – 1.98mclass range

1.98m4 signees

DiscusThrows

54.66mmedian signee

55.65m – 47.82mclass range

54.66m4 signees

Shot PutThrows

17.52mmedian signee

19.02m – 15.85mclass range

17.52m4 signees

100mSprints

10.81median signee

10.65 – 11.07class range

10.813 signees

200mSprints

22.20median signee

21.18 – 22.82class range

22.203 signees

400mSprints

50.95median signee

47.20 – 52.23class range

50.953 signees

3200mDistance

9:20.20median signee

9:14.32 – 9:39.65class range

9:20.203 signees

Long JumpJumps

6.53mmedian signee

6.79m – 5.96mclass range

6.53m3 signees

800mDistance

1:54.78median signee

1:53.64 – 1:55.91class range

1:54.782 signees

JavelinThrows

48.39mmedian signee

48.39mclass range

48.39m1 signee

Women's standards

Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.

EventWhat their median signee ranFull class rangeDepth

100mSprints

12.51median signee

12.06 – 12.75class range

12.514 signees

1600mDistance

5:07.30median signee

5:05.70 – 5:17.79class range

5:07.304 signees

Pole VaultJumps

3.12mmedian signee

3.68m – 3.02mclass range

3.12m4 signees

200mSprints

25.15median signee

24.82 – 26.24class range

25.153 signees

100m HurdlesHurdles

14.67median signee

14.52 – 15.67class range

14.673 signees

3200mDistance

11:09.66median signee

10:50.75 – 11:53.28class range

11:09.663 signees

800mDistance

2:18.56median signee

2:16.24 – 2:32.61class range

2:18.563 signees

Long JumpJumps

5.17mmedian signee

5.35m – 5.13mclass range

5.17m3 signees

DiscusThrows

39.12mmedian signee

39.40m – 18.54mclass range

39.12m3 signees

Shot PutThrows

11.57mmedian signee

12.76m – 6.32mclass range

11.57m3 signees

400mSprints

59.36median signee

57.73 – 1:00.99class range

59.362 signees

High JumpJumps

1.57mmedian signee

1.60m – 1.55mclass range

1.57m2 signees

Triple JumpJumps

10.88mmedian signee

10.88mclass range

10.88m1 signee

Who recruits for Western Washington

Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, distance and cross country, jumps and vault, combined events.

Ben StenslandHead Coach WWU '09
Daphne ScottAssistant Coach (Multis)Multis
Dena BiradeAssistant Coach (Sprints)Sprints & Hurdles
Garlatz, T.J.Assistant Coach Washington '02
Kaleb KortaAssistant Coach (Distance)Distance
Laurent BiradeAssistant Coach (Hurdles)Sprints & Hurdles
Ryan BrownAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)Jumps
Somit ChhimAssistant Coach (Jumps)Jumps
Stensland, HaleyAssistant Coach WWU '15

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

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

39 of the 42 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 3 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 · 19 signed

100m2 signed

10.8111.07

400m1 signed

47.20

800m2 signed

1:53.641:55.91

1600m2 signed

4:12.074:28.95

3200m3 signed

9:14.329:20.209:39.65

High Jump4 signed

1.98m1.98m1.98m1.98m

Shot Put3 signed

19.02m18.61m15.85m

Discus2 signed

53.71m47.82m

Women's class · 20 signed

200m1 signed

24.82

400m1 signed

57.73

800m2 signed

2:16.242:18.56

1600m2 signed

5:05.705:17.79

3200m2 signed

10:50.7511:09.66

100m Hurdles2 signed

14.5214.67

High Jump1 signed

1.60m

Pole Vault4 signed

3.68m3.20m3.05m3.02m

Long Jump2 signed

5.35m5.17m

Shot Put2 signed

12.76m6.32m

Discus1 signed

39.40m

Members see who each of these 39 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class

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