Eastern Michigan University Men's Track & Field
Eastern Michigan University fields a men's track & field team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 107 players, above the median of 91, with 2 head coaches and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $1,094,779, above the median of $812k — $10,231 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 62 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 967, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,654,376 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,910 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster107 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 62 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$1,094,779 for the year
- Operating expenses$215,393 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,231 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,654,376 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,910 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,117,485 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Roberts head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,094,779 $10,232 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,654,376
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,117,485
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,260
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Eastern Michigan 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 137 | $3M | 983 | 18% | |
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 27 | 98 | $499k | 958 | 80% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 33 | 92 | $154k | — | 68% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 36 | 65 | $629k | 967 | 70% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 55 | 137 | $2M | 972 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 100 | $197k | — | 83% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 68 | 33 | $41k | — | 97% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 82 | 199 | $674k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 82 | 62 | $205k | — | 68% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | 150 | $769k | — | 86% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 126 | $78k | — | 85% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University 62 over cap | 107 | $1.1M | $10,231 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 56 over cap | 101 | $1M | $10,055 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Akron 54 over cap | 99 | $712k | $7,194 | 969 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 61 over cap | 106 | $652k | $6,154 | 961 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked