Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Willamette
NCAA Division III · NWC · OR
No published standards, no estimates — this is what Willamette actually signed: 8 athletes in the 2025-26 class. What it takes, straight from the results.
Willamette is a 1,592-student private campus in Salem, OR and competes in the NWC. Marissa Pariseau leads a staff of 5 covering 2 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 Willamette program
- Division
- NCAA Division III
- Conference
- NWC
- Campus
- Salem, OR
- Enrollment
- 1,592 students
- T&F operating budget
- $217K men · $191K women
Private institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Women's standards
American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.
+6 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 100m, 3200m, Pole Vault, Discus, Shot Put
Full access unlocks every event in Willamette’s class — names, marks, program budgets, and how to reach the coaching staff.
Unlock the full standards →Who recruits for Willamette
Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country, throws.
- Marissa PariseauAssistant Head Coach
- Matt McGuirkHead Coach (Men's & Women's Track & Field / Cross Country)Distance
- Mitchell KruseAssistant Coach
- Rachael KraskeAssistant Coach
- Soren SorensenAssistant Coach: ThrowsThrows
Verified contact details for every Willamette coach are in the member database.
Every mark Willamette signed — the whole 2025-26 class
8 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: Washington · Oregon · California · Hawaii · Tennesee
Members see who each of these 8 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class
Where do YOUR marks fit?
Drop in your PRs and BeastMatch checks them against real signing history at Willamette and 980+ other programs, in seconds — free, no account.
Treat this as a snapshot of one signing class, not a fixed cutoff — it changes every cycle. Coaches also weigh progression, event needs, academics and roster spots, so landing in range opens a conversation rather than settling one.
Oregon permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Oregon NIL rules →
More NWC recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Willamette recruits against.
D3 standards for the events Willamette signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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