Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Men's Track & Field
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
157
Roster
112 over the D-I cap of 45
$909k
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$5,791
Per roster spot
median $9,136
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
995
APR
96% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a men's track & field team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 157 players, well above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $909,342, above the median of $812k — $5,791 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 112 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (263 of 299 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 299 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#131Team budgetof 299 · Division I#228Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#31APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster157 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 112 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$909,342 for the year
- Operating expenses$191,513 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,791 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Donner head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Richard Alexander | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Protzman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaitlin Salisbury | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ted Deljanovan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rob Guissanie | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jim Knight | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mike Rohl | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jim Sharp | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players644,235 2024-25
- Division I roster spots27,035 299 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →157on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45157
112 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $909,342 $5,792 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Track & Field program157 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 57 | $219k | — | 79% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 343 | $720k | — | 95% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 343 | $720k | — | 95% | |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 343 | $720k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 47 | 47 | $36k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 25 | $28k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 120 | $1.9M | 981 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 44 | $31k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 64 | $154k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 119 | $85k | — | 78% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 56 | 87 | $102k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 58 | 107 | $119k | — | 77% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 50 over cap | 95 | $2M | $21,246 | 993 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 112 over cap | 157 | $909k | $5,791 | 995 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 116 over cap | 161 | $697k | $4,327 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 21 over cap | 66 | $639k | $9,680 | 987 | vs | |
| Colgate University 84 over cap | 129 | $574k | $4,446 | 988 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 39 over cap | 84 | $524k | $6,239 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 44 over cap | 89 | $279k | $3,139 | 979 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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