Illinois · High School
West Aurora High School
169 athletes. 5 years. 18 colleges.
Every athlete West Aurora High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Aurora, IL.
Elite
W. Track
D3
82
5yr
Elite
Football
D3
34
5yr
Strong
M. Basketball
D3
11
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D3
7
5yr
Emerging
Football
FBS
8
5yr
Emerging
Football
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D2
4
5yr
How feeder tiers work
Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.
Elite
Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.
Strong
Top 10% (excluding elite schools).
Rising
Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).
Emerging
At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.
Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
Pipeline scoreboard
169
Total placements
verified college athletes
18
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
5
Sports represented
Led by women's track
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from West Aurora High School?
These are the programs actually pulling athletes from this roster. Ranked by verified placements over the last 5 years. Click any college to see your fit score against that program.
Women's Track
→D3Elite feeder82
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an elite feeder for women's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D3Elite feeder34
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an elite feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Strong feeder11
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSEmerging feeder8
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Rising feeder7
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder4
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→NAIAEmerging feeder4
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Emerging feeder3
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder3
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→JUCOEmerging feeder1
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball JUCO. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder1
total placements
West Aurora High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from West Aurora High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current West Aurora High School alumni on college rosters?
Real athletes playing right now. Scraped from live college rosters this week. Not self-reported, not seven years old, not fabricated.
Mika Fields
Women's Track · DISTANCE · 2025
Aurora (IL)
Mason Atkins
Football · QB · 2025
Ball State
Sterling Williams, Jr.
Football · RB · 2025
Aurora (IL)
Reece Wagner
Football · QB · 2025
Aurora (IL)
Susana Martinez
Women's Track · DISTANCE · 2025
Aurora (IL)
28 more West Aurora High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about West Aurora High School
What is West Aurora High School's college recruiting track record?
West Aurora High School in Aurora, IL has sent 169 athletes to college programs across football, basketball, and track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,597 NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
How many FBS football players has West Aurora High School produced?
West Aurora High School has sent 8 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, West Aurora High School is ranked as a emerging FBS football feeder nationally.
Does West Aurora High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. West Aurora High School has sent 4 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a emerging FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Does West Aurora High School produce D1 basketball players?
West Aurora High School has sent 3 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a emerging D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this West Aurora High School recruiting data come from?
RawRecruit aggregates data from first-party scraping of 1,597 college athletic rosters across football, basketball, and track. Each athlete's high school is matched against the NCES federal high school database using a state-disambiguated fuzzy matching algorithm. Tier badges are computed from percentile rankings over a rolling 5-year window.
How can athletes from West Aurora High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from West Aurora High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,597 college programs. RawRecruit analyzes athletic fit, academic fit, positional need, geographic proximity, and cultural fit -- plus the HS pipeline data shown here -- to recommend realistic targets and identify recruiting opportunities.
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