Michigan State University Women's Track & Field
Michigan State University fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 199 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,450,931, well above the median of $939k — $12,316 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 154 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,241,631 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,562 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster199 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 154 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,450,931 for the year
- Operating expenses$620,596 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,316 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,241,631 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,562 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$749,892 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Breznau head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Yolanda Johnson | Assistant Coach - Sprints / Hurdles / Sprint Relays | not on file |
| Aaron Simoneau | Assistant Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Max Benoit | Assistant Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Derrick Vicars | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Tim Nickas | Assistant Coach (Multis / Jumps) | On file · sign in |
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 players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,450,931 $12,316 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,241,631
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $749,892
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.
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 28 | $37k | — | 97% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 107 | $191k | — | 83% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 85 | $69k | — | 66% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 159 | $3.4M | 989 | 18% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 88 | $596k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 138 | $1.3M | 984 | 81% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 70 | $101k | — | 71% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 104 | $454k | — | 73% | |
| Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 140 | $1M | 981 | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 72 | $127k | — | 68% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 63 | 40 | $336k | — | 84% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked