San Francisco State University Men's Track & Field
San Francisco State University fields a men's track & field team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, well below the median of 70, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $22,275, well below the median of $288k — $1,310 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's track & field programs. The school gave $336,486 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,184 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$22,275 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,335 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,310 division median $3,886
- Athletic aid, men's teams$336,486 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,184 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$17,152 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Lyons 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 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $22,275 $1,310 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $336,486
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $17,152
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,424 in-state · $19,304 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research San Francisco 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Francisco Division I · Independent | 4 | 15 | $230k | 991 | 51% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | 143 | $2M | 970 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 18 | 14 | $137k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Independent | 22 | 31 | $83k | 993 | 89% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 37 | $180k | — | 97% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | 32 | $1.2M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 39 | 24 | $71k | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 42 | 81 | $838k | 995 | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 55 | 118 | $295k | — | 63% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 66 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 69 | 52 | $446k | 981 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 81 | 86 | $546k | 965 | 94% |
Other men's track & field programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University | 46 | $783k | $17,028 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 60 | $544k | $9,064 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | 72 | $511k | $7,097 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | 64 | $463k | $7,230 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 53 | $404k | $7,618 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 45 | $320k | $7,109 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 27 | $227k | $8,411 | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | 37 | $180k | $4,855 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 25 | $95k | $3,783 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 17 | $22k | $1,310 | — | vs |
Every California Collegiate Athletic Association men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked