Dartmouth College Men's Track & Field
Dartmouth College fields a men's track & field team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 96 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $646,218, below the median of $812k — $6,731 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 51 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 1000, about the median of 977, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 299 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster96 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 51 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$646,218 for the year
- Operating expenses$205,854 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,731 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$857,411 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ben True | Assistant Coach - Cross Country and Track and Field | On file · sign in |
| Tom Sage | Associate Track Coach - Sprints, Hurdles, Multis | On file · sign in |
| Adam Lufkin | Carl J. Wallin Assistant Throws Coach of Track and Field | On file · sign in |
| Kristin Cupido | Assistant Coach - Cross Country & Distance Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amanda Kulas | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Jumps | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's track & field recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $646,218 $6,731 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $857,411
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $65,511
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 76 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 19 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Dartmouth College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont State University-Johnson Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 23 | 32 | $56k | — | 83% | |
| Vermont State University Castleton Division III · Little East Conference | 23 | 32 | $56k | — | 83% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 26 | 48 | $70k | — | 90% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 30 | 109 | $118k | — | 91% | |
| New England College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 54 | 68 | $113k | — | 89% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 63 | 144 | $291k | — | 78% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 65 | 110 | $210k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| University of Vermont Division I · America East Conference | 70 | 129 | $318k | 991 | 60% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference | 79 | 97 | $513k | 985 | 87% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 81 | 31 | $32k | — | 90% |
Other men's track & field programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 66 over cap | 111 | $1.4M | $12,697 | 992 | vs | |
| Princeton University 102 over cap | 147 | $1.2M | $8,435 | 990 | vs | |
| Yale University 94 over cap | 139 | $1.1M | $7,861 | 989 | vs | |
| Cornell University 134 over cap | 179 | $1.1M | $5,893 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 88 over cap | 133 | $1M | $7,666 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 51 over cap | 96 | $646k | $6,731 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 78 over cap | 123 | $534k | $4,342 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 21 | 24 | $198k | $8,261 | 991 | vs |
Every The Ivy League men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked