NCAA Division I · Mid-American · Michigan

Eastern Michigan track & field and cross country

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Type: Public
Undergraduates: 10,055
Admission rate: 80%
Graduation rate: 46% finish within 6 years
Average yearly cost after aid: $16,628
Tuition: $17,004
Indoor track: Bowen Fieldhouse

Women’s team

Head coach Chris Best (Co-Director/Women's Head Coach (Sprints/Hurdles)) · source

International athletes on the women’s roster: 11 of 42 (checked 2026-10-29).

Women’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-28 · TFRRS team page
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	8	11.45	11.75	12.05
200m	11	23.19	24.27	25.42
400m	11	52.88	53.61	55.93
800m	14	2:08.08	2:09.28	2:16.96
1500m	13	4:27.98	4:29.68	4:45.18
5000m	5	16:12.80	17:30.22	17:30.22
100m hurdles	6	13.76	14.14	14.14
400m hurdles	5	59.49	1:03.49	1:03.49
High jump	4	1.76m (5′ 9¼″)	1.60m (5′ 3″)	—
Pole vault	3	3.61m (11′ 10¼″)	3.55m (11′ 7¾″)	—
Long jump	8	6.14m (20′ 1¾″)	5.90m (19′ 4¼″)	5.48m (17′ 11¾″)
Triple jump	7	12.92m (42′ 4¾″)	12.56m (41′ 2½″)	11.82m (38′ 9¼″)
Shot put	5	14.31m (46′ 11½″)	12.82m (42′ 0¾″)	12.82m (42′ 0¾″)
Discus	4	42.78m (140′ 4¼″)	38.51m (126′ 4¼″)	—
Hammer	6	57.54m (188′ 9¼″)	51.56m (169′ 2″)	47.76m (156′ 8¼″)
Javelin	5	43.19m (141′ 8½″)	34.26m (112′ 4¾″)	34.26m (112′ 4¾″)
Weight throw (indoor)	7	18.46m (60′ 6¾″)	17.38m (57′ 0¼″)	16.59m (54′ 5¼″)
Heptathlon	2	5006 pts	—	—
Pentathlon (indoor)	3	3706 pts	3152 pts	—

Cross country Top times at the 2025 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (6K): 21:43.70, 22:38.30, 22:59.40, 23:32.90, 23:45.40, 24:02.00. Results

Women’s recruiting standards published by Eastern Michigan (2026-09-02) · source
Event	Walk-on consideration	Scholarship	Target recruit
100m	11.95	11.80	11.60
200m	24.40	24.20	23.50
400m	56.50	55.50	54.00
800m	2:17.00	2:14.00	2:08.00
1500m	4:40.00	4:35.00	4:28.00
3000m	10:25.00	10:15.00	9:45.00
3200m	11:10.00	10:57.00	10:25.00
5000m	17:50.00	17:30.00	16:45.00
100m hurdles	14.20	13.90	13.70
300m hurdles	44.50	43.50	42.00
400m hurdles	1:03.50	1:02.25	1:00.00
High jump	1.65m (5′ 5″)	1.70m (5′ 7″)	1.75m (5′ 9″)
Long jump	5.65m (18′ 6½″)	5.80m (19′ 0¼″)	6.10m (20′ 0¼″)
Triple jump	11.70m (38′ 4¾″)	12.00m (39′ 4½″)	12.70m (41′ 8″)
Pole vault	3.60m (11′ 9¾″)	3.75m (12′ 3¾″)	4.00m (13′ 1½″)
Shot put	13.90m (45′ 7¼″)	14.70m (48′ 2¾″)	15.50m (50′ 10¼″)
Discus	44.00m (144′ 4¼″)	47.00m (154′ 2½″)	50.00m (164′ 0½″)
Javelin	38.00m (124′ 8″)	40.00m (131′ 2¾″)	45.00m (147′ 7¾″)
Hammer	50.00m (164′ 0½″)	54.00m (177′ 2″)	57.75m (189′ 5½″)
Weight throw (indoor)	16.00m (52′ 6″)	17.50m (57′ 5″)	18.50m (60′ 8¼″)
Heptathlon	4600 pts	5000 pts	5350 pts
Pentathlon (indoor)	3500 pts	3675 pts	4000 pts

Walk-on, scholarship and target recruit lines. Weight uses the college line.

Men’s team

Head coach Sterling Roberts (Co-Director/Men's Head Coach (Sprints/Hurdles/Horizontal Jumps)) · source

International athletes on the men’s roster: 10 of 48 (checked 2026-10-29).

Men’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-28 · TFRRS team page
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	10	10.51	10.70	10.98
200m	12	21.12	21.30	21.90
400m	14	46.70	47.25	49.86
800m	7	1:48.38	1:49.34	1:49.90
1500m	16	3:39.87	3:46.70	3:58.81
5000m	7	14:24.03	14:51.98	14:57.42
110m hurdles	8	14.20	14.23	14.86
400m hurdles	8	50.62	53.62	53.91
High jump	8	2.12m (6′ 11½″)	2.05m (6′ 8¾″)	1.95m (6′ 4¾″)
Pole vault	6	4.80m (15′ 9″)	4.62m (15′ 2″)	3.95m (12′ 11½″)
Long jump	7	7.34m (24′ 1″)	7.16m (23′ 6″)	7.06m (23′ 2″)
Triple jump	4	15.54m (50′ 11¾″)	14.44m (47′ 4½″)	—
Shot put	6	16.96m (55′ 7¾″)	14.40m (47′ 3″)	12.38m (40′ 7½″)
Discus	6	55.02m (180′ 6¼″)	49.48m (162′ 4″)	36.71m (120′ 5¼″)
Hammer	3	64.29m (210′ 11″)	48.24m (158′ 3¼″)	—
Javelin	4	59.43m (194′ 11¾″)	45.33m (148′ 8¾″)	—
Weight throw (indoor)	5	19.77m (64′ 10¼″)	18.41m (60′ 4¾″)	18.41m (60′ 4¾″)
Decathlon	3	7018 pts	5575 pts	—

Cross country Top times at the 2025 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (10K): 31:54.50, 32:11.50, 32:28.10, 33:07.90, 33:21.60, 34:04.00. Results

Men’s recruiting standards published by Eastern Michigan (2026-09-02) · source
Event	Walk-on consideration	Scholarship	Target recruit
100m	10.70	10.50	10.30
200m	21.65	21.25	20.75
400m	48.50	47.50	46.65
800m	1:54.00	1:52.00	1:49.50
1500m	3:58.00	3:54.00	3:47.50
3000m	8:45.00	8:38.00	8:25.00
3200m	9:23.00	9:15.00	9:00.00
5000m	15:20.00	15:00.00	14:20.00
110m hurdles	14.20	14.00	13.60
300m hurdles	38.50	37.70	36.50
400m hurdles	54.90	53.90	51.30
High jump	1.97m (6′ 5½″)	2.05m (6′ 8¾″)	2.12m (6′ 11½″)
Long jump	7.10m (23′ 3½″)	7.20m (23′ 7½″)	7.50m (24′ 7¼″)
Triple jump	14.00m (45′ 11¼″)	14.50m (47′ 6¾″)	15.50m (50′ 10¼″)
Pole vault	4.60m (15′ 1″)	5.00m (16′ 4¾″)	5.25m (17′ 2¾″)
Shot put	18.00m (59′ 0¾″)	19.30m (63′ 3¾″)	20.50m (67′ 3″)
Discus	55.00m (180′ 5¼″)	58.00m (190′ 3½″)	68.00m (223′ 1¼″)
Javelin	55.50m (182′ 1″)	60.00m (196′ 10¼″)	65.50m (214′ 10¾″)
Hammer	58.00m (190′ 3½″)	61.00m (200′ 1½″)	64.00m (209′ 11¾″)
Weight throw (indoor)	17.30m (56′ 9″)	18.50m (60′ 8¼″)	19.00m (62′ 4″)
Decathlon	6000 pts	6600 pts	7200 pts

Walk-on, scholarship and target recruit lines. Hurdles use the 39-inch line; shot, discus and hammer use the high school implement lines; weight uses 35 lb.

Athletics website: www.emueagles.com. Marks change every season: check the team’s own pages and talk to the coaches before deciding.