Saint Mary's College of California Men's Track & Field
Saint Mary's College of California fields a men's track & field team in the Independent (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $83,327, well below the median of $812k — $2,687 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 14 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,735,288 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,223 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 14
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$83,327 for the year
- Operating expenses$31,496 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,687 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,735,288 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,223 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$280,245 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Harlan Lopez 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $83,327 $2,688 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,735,288
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $280,245
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,134
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Saint Mary's College of California
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 143 | $2M | 970 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 | 37 | $180k | — | 97% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · Independent | 19 | 15 | $230k | 991 | 51% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 17 | $22k | — | 96% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 24 | 14 | $137k | — | 96% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 32 | $1.2M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 24 | $71k | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 37 | 81 | $838k | 995 | 80% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 45 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 52 | 52 | $446k | 981 | 42% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 58 | 118 | $295k | — | 63% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 62 | 86 | $546k | 965 | 94% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | 89 | $992k | $11,148 | — | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 53 over cap | 98 | $819k | $8,352 | 981 | vs | |
| Seattle University 16 over cap | 61 | $414k | $6,780 | 980 | vs | |
| Florida Southern College | 79 | $288k | $3,650 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 52 | $286k | $5,501 | — | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 30 | 15 | $230k | $15,345 | 991 | vs | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 106 | $198k | $1,866 | — | vs | |
| East Texas Baptist University | 62 | $141k | $2,271 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 38 | $140k | $3,684 | — | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | 21 | $133k | $6,322 | — | vs | |
| Pepperdine University room for 28 | 17 | $124k | $7,310 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | 29 | $107k | $3,686 | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California room for 14 | 31 | $83k | $2,687 | 993 | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 30 | $75k | $2,493 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 38 | $52k | $1,371 | — | vs | |
| University of Puget Sound | 54 | $45k | $839 | — | vs | |
| Manhattanville University | 14 | $22k | $1,548 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | — | — | — | — | vs |
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