Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Men's Track & Field
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
80
Roster
35 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.3M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$15,744
Per roster spot
median $9,136
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
981
APR
96% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a men's track & field team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 80 players, below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,259,556, well above the median of $812k — $15,744 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 35 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 981, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,256,620 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,379 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).
#80Team budgetof 299 · Division I#71Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#185Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#109APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster80 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 35 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,259,556 for the year
- Operating expenses$304,111 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,744 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,256,620 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,379 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$460,355 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Vroman head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ray Bonner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Owusu | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Evans Kiptoo | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lacena Golding-Clarke | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Robert Dwumfour | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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.Campus
Full picture →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →80on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4580
35 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,259,556 $15,744 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,256,620
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $460,355
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Middle Tennessee 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 program80 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 30 | 35 | $135k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 101 | $1.3M | 989 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 88 | $1.1M | 995 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 70 | $375k | 964 | 93% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 22 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 84 | $78k | 866 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 80 | $598k | 944 | 97% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 177 | $688k | — | 74% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 14 | $43k | — | 82% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | 123 | $795k | — | 72% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 103 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 126 | — | — | — | 62% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University 35 over cap | 80 | $1.3M | $15,744 | 981 | vs | |
| Liberty University 49 over cap | 94 | $1.2M | $13,025 | 967 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 65 over cap | 110 | $1.1M | $9,807 | 973 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 60 over cap | 105 | $835k | $7,950 | 961 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 35 over cap | 80 | $598k | $7,475 | 944 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 15 | 30 | $349k | $11,624 | 971 | vs |
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