High Point University Men's Track & Field
High Point University fields a men's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 179 players, well above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,621,545, well above the median of $812k — $9,058 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 134 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 971, about the median of 977, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,171,585 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,860 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
- Roster179 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 134 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,621,545 for the year
- Operating expenses$226,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,058 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,171,585 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$322,718 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Esposito 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,621,545 $9,059 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,171,585
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $322,718
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,208
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research High Point University
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 10 | 52 | $66k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 12 | 57 | $200k | 992 | 90% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | 105 | $883k | 971 | 46% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 88 | $2.2M | 984 | 22% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 34 | 88 | $799k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | 45 | $204k | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 37 | 119 | $117k | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 53 | 44 | $57k | — | 48% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 53 | 110 | $2M | 979 | 19% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 58 | 90 | $421k | 988 | 14% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | 136 | $2.6M | 995 | 7% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 61 | 24 | $183k | 968 | 90% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 134 over cap | 179 | $1.6M | $9,058 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 34 over cap | 79 | $688k | $8,708 | 963 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 69 over cap | 114 | $531k | $4,657 | 958 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 17 | 28 | $453k | $16,185 | 934 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 48 over cap | 93 | $442k | $4,754 | 991 | vs | |
| Longwood University 2 over cap | 47 | $384k | $8,168 | — | vs | |
| Winthrop University 67 over cap | 112 | $372k | $3,323 | 939 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Radford University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Big South Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked