Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Men's Track & Field
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
110
Roster
65 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.1M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$10,073
Per roster spot
median $9,136
14
Coaches
2 head · 12 assistant
970
APR
98% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a men's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 110 players, above the median of 91, with 2 head coaches and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $1,108,071, above the median of $812k — $10,073 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 65 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 970, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,080,995 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,872 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).
#97Team budgetof 299 · Division I#132Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#82Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#179APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster110 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 65 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$1,108,071 for the year
- Operating expenses$134,280 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,073 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 974 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,080,995 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,872 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$184,498 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rod Tiffin head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Wes Penberthy | Head Cross Country Coach / Distance Track Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Esslinger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Daffin | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Jake Diggs | Assistant Sprint Coach | not on file |
| Ellen Reidinger | Student Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →110on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45110
65 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,108,071 $10,073 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,080,995
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $184,498
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 program110 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 129 | $368k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 147 | $3.4M | 950 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 52 | $391k | 968 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 15 | $42k | — | 71% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 177 | $688k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 84 | $78k | 866 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 40 | $109k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 34 | $25k | — | 31% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 96 | 86 | $3M | 976 | 50% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 132 | $408k | — | 49% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 101 | 27 | $339k | — | 87% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 105 | — | — | — | 63% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University 25 over cap | 70 | $1.4M | $19,661 | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University 65 over cap | 110 | $1.1M | $10,073 | 970 | vs | |
| Wofford College 28 over cap | 73 | $631k | $8,648 | 985 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 87 over cap | 132 | $550k | $4,166 | 969 | vs | |
| The Citadel 62 over cap | 107 | $462k | $4,313 | 973 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 67 over cap | 112 | $404k | $3,605 | 968 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 12 over cap | 57 | $200k | $3,516 | 992 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 17 | 28 | $87k | $3,103 | 981 | vs |
Every Southern Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked