Div ⅠⅠ · Great Lakes (GLIAC)

PROGRAM INFO

Rank (2025, wk 2)#3 D2

Average roster size96

↳ Freshmen35

↳ # Recruits (est.) 14

Retention rate 50%

2023 Recruiting Class

Head Coach

Jerry Baltes

Associate Head Coach Pole Vault

Lou Andreadis

Assistant Coach - Jumps

Steve Jones

Assistant Coach - Throws

Matt Conly

Assistant Coach - Distance

Alan Peterson

Assistant Coach - Sprints & Hurdles

Eric Kramer

Volunteer Coach

Jake Freese

Volunteer Coach

Dave Pelletier

Volunteer Coach - PV

Kristen Leland

Volunteer Coach - Distance

Jordan Cini

Volunteer Coach - Distance

Silas DeKalita

Volunteer Coach - Distance

Isaac Smith

Volunteer Coach - Team Chaplain

Tony Bonacci

Volunteer Coach / Equipment - Jumps

Richard Kanski

Rank (2025, wk 2)#1 D2

Average roster size70

↳ Freshmen23

↳ # Recruits (est.) 10-11

Retention rate 60%

2023 Recruiting Class

Head Coach

Jerry Baltes

Associate Head Coach Pole Vault

Lou Andreadis

Assistant Coach - Jumps

Steve Jones

Assistant Coach - Throws

Matt Conly

Assistant Coach - Distance

Alan Peterson

Assistant Coach - Sprints & Hurdles

Eric Kramer

Volunteer Coach

Jake Freese

Volunteer Coach

Dave Pelletier

Volunteer Coach - PV

Kristen Leland

Volunteer Coach - Distance

Jordan Cini

Volunteer Coach - Distance

Silas DeKalita

Volunteer Coach - Distance

Isaac Smith

Volunteer Coach - Team Chaplain

Tony Bonacci

Volunteer Coach / Equipment - Jumps

Richard Kanski

Rank (2024)#5 D2

Average roster size50

↳ Freshmen25

↳ # Recruits (est.) 8

Retention rate 49%

2024 Recruiting Class

Head Coach

Jerry Baltes

Assistant Coach

Alan Peterson

Assistant Coach - Distance

Jordan Cini

Assistant Coach - Distance

Silas DeKalita

Assistant Coach - Distance

Isaac Smith

Assistant Coach - Distance

Dan Rietberg

Assistant Coach - Distance

Allie Ludge Selner

Rank (2024)#4 D2

Average roster size30

↳ Freshmen14

↳ # Recruits (est.) 6-7

Retention rate 69%

Head Coach

Jerry Baltes

Assistant Coach

Alan Peterson

Assistant Coach - Distance

Jordan Cini

Assistant Coach - Distance

Silas DeKalita

Assistant Coach - Distance

Isaac Smith

Assistant Coach - Distance

Dan Rietberg

Assistant Coach - Distance

Allie Ludge Selner

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Grand Valley State

Track & Field and Cross Country Recruiting Standards 2024-25

Div ⅠⅠ - GLIAC · Allendale, MI

Men
Women

Event	Recruit	Walk On	Tryout
5K XC	15:26	16:13	17:24
3200m	9:13	9:35	10:06
1600m	4:15	4:27	4:39
800m	1:55	1:59	2:04
400m	48.75	50.00	50.50
300m H	39.00	40.00	40.50
200m	21.80	22.25	22.50
110m H	14.70	15.00	15.25
100m	10.75	11.00	11.10
Discus	180' 1"	165' 1"	142' 2"
High Jump	6' 6"	6' 1"	6' 0"
Long Jump	22' 8"	21' 0"	18' 2"
Shot Put	56' 5"	52' 8"	46' 2"

Event	Recruit	Walk On	Tryout
5K XC	17:59	19:04	20:15
3200m	10:54	11:23	11:48
1600m	5:03	5:17	5:32
800m	2:14	2:18	2:24
400m	57.00	59.00	59.50
300m H	45.00	46.50	47.00
200m	25.25	25.75	26.00
100m	12.15	12.50	12.75
100m H	14.90	15.50	15.75
Discus	145' 3"	124' 9"	110' 1"
High Jump	5' 4"	5' 2"	5' 0"
Long Jump	17' 9"	17' 2"	16' 6"
Shot Put	42' 2"	38' 5"	34' 10"