Michigan State University Men's Track & Field
Michigan State University fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 137 players, well above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,978,150, well above the median of $812k — $14,439 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 92 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 972, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,243,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,643 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
- Roster137 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 92 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,978,150 for the year
- Operating expenses$534,851 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,439 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,243,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,643 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,158,141 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Breznau 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,978,150 $14,439 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,243,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,158,141
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,270 in-state · $44,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 52 burglaries · 109 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 59 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Michigan State 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 33 | $41k | — | 97% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 100 | $197k | — | 83% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 87 | $140k | — | 66% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 137 | $3M | 983 | 18% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 109 | $636k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 107 | $1.1M | 967 | 81% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 69 | $99k | — | 71% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 168 | $557k | — | 73% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 92 | $154k | — | 68% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 63 | 65 | $431k | — | 84% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 64 | 65 | $629k | 967 | 70% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked