Ouachita Baptist University Men's Track & Field
Ouachita Baptist University fields a men's track & field team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well below the median of 70, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $144,076, well below the median of $288k — $5,763 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's track & field programs. The school gave $3,041,924 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,190 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 229 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$144,076 for the year
- Operating expenses$18,789 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,763 division median $3,886
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,041,924 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,190 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$74,967 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Guymon head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pat Ponder | Assistant XC / TF Coach | On file · sign in |
| Richard Kratz | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cezar Terlea | Assistant XC / TF Coach | 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 players644,235 2024-25
- Division II roster spots18,397 229 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 35 2.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $144,076 $5,763 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,041,924
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $74,967
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,480
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 0 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 58 | 82 | $593k | 950 | 58% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 59 | 73 | $320k | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 60 | 47 | $353k | 980 | 58% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 74 | 124 | $722k | 967 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 15 | $45k | — | 53% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 96 | 16 | $45k | — | 58% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 108 | 71 | $710k | — | 100% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 112 | 62 | $289k | 916 | 24% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | 73 | $850k | 941 | 73% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 120 | 14 | $56k | — | 54% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 124 | 88 | $659k | 980 | 75% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Great American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University | 71 | $710k | $9,994 | — | vs | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | 117 | $679k | $5,801 | — | vs | |
| East Central University | 47 | $355k | $7,547 | — | vs | |
| Southern Arkansas University | 73 | $320k | $4,387 | — | vs | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 78 | $214k | $2,748 | — | vs | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 25 | $144k | $5,763 | — | vs | |
| Southern Nazarene University | 35 | $56k | $1,595 | — | vs | |
| Henderson State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Great American Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked