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Division I · Northeast Conference

Mercyhurst University Men's Track & Field

Erie, PA · the Lakers · Mercyhurst University overview
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Mercyhurst University fields a men's track & field team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). The school gave $6,299,277 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,459 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

$31k$5.9M

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15232

The program

  • Division I roster cap45 from 2025-26
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$6,299,277 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$13,459 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$150,830 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Palmer head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Cassidy SucharAssistant 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.
2,292undergraduates · 2,668 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
83%admitted · of 3,500 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
65%

Men's Track & Field

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Athletic aid, men's teams
$6,299,277
Recruiting spend, men's
$150,830

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$26,962net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$62,245
Average net price$26,962
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,981
$30–48k$20,609
$48–75k$25,101
$75–110k$28,250
$110k and up$31,992
Tuition & fees
$44,510

Campus safety

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3.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.04
Property0.13
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business90 · 19%
Military technologies59 · 12%
Health professions & nursing46 · 10%
Visual & performing arts43 · 9%
Biological sciences38 · 8%

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Mercyhurst UniversityPennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College · 4 miAllegheny College · 32 miKent State University · 43 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 44 miThiel College · 51 miGrove City College · 66 miLake Erie College · 67 miWestminster College (Pennsylvania) · 70 miSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 72 miYoungstown State University · 76 miHiram College · 79 miSt. Bonaventure University · 81 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference453$47k—96%
Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference3287$245k—59%
Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference43————
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference4427$50k—79%
Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference5146$87k—71%
Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference66———73%
Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference6748$254k—64%
Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference7035$35k—86%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference72161$253k—75%
Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League76137$696k95380%
Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference7935$52k—93%
St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference81105$244k100082%

Other men's track & field programs in the Northeast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 50 over cap95$1.1M$11,580976vs
Wagner College 65 over cap110$867k$7,881981vs
Stonehill College 78 over cap123$856k$6,961—vs
Chicago State University 3 over cap48$531k$11,055957vs
Long Island University room for 1134$458k$13,479—vs
Central Connecticut State University 77 over cap122$451k$3,700994vs
University of New Haven 67 over cap112$372k$3,323—vs
Le Moyne College 27 over cap72$152k$2,105—vs
Mercyhurst University————vs

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