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Division I · Pac-12 Conference

Gonzaga University Men's Track & Field

Spokane, WA · the Bulldogs · Gonzaga University overview
103
Roster
58 over the D-I cap of 45
$808k
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$7,849
Per roster spot
median $9,136
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Gonzaga University fields a men's track & field team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 103 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $808,499, about the median of $812k — $7,849 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 58 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 gave $3,387,968 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,716 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 budget$808k
Spend per player$7,849
Roster size103
Coaching staff5
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$31k$5.9M
this programevery Division I men's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster103 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 58 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$808,499 for the year
  • Operating expenses$131,020 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,849 division median $9,136
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,387,968 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$13,716 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$406,480 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Pat Tyson head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Cooper LairdMen's Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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

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.
5,163undergraduates · 7,306 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
76%admitted · of 9,530 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1410
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
87%

Men's Track & Field

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103on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45103
58 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$808,499 $7,850 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,387,968
Recruiting spend, men's
$406,480
$40,295net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$74,249
Average net price$40,295
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,364
$30–48k$22,330
$48–75k$25,096
$75–110k$35,623
$110k and up$43,615
Tuition & fees
$53,500

Campus safety

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0.85violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.85
Property3.12
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business308 · 27%
Biological sciences114 · 10%
Psychology109 · 10%
Social sciences97 · 9%
Engineering94 · 8%

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Gonzaga UniversityWhitworth University · 6 miEastern Washington University · 15 miEdward Waters University · 15 miWashington State University · 66 miUniversity of Idaho · 67 miWhitman College · 119 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference666$138k—87%
Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference1583$751k96292%
Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.1583$751k96292%
Washington State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor66104$1.5M96485%
University of Idaho Division I · Big Sky Conference6779$716k98879%
Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference11937$130k—50%

Other men's track & field programs in the Pac-12 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Gonzaga University 58 over cap103$808k$7,8491000vs
California State University, Fresno room for 1431$442k$14,254—vs

Every Pac-12 Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked