Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Track & Field
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
53
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 45
$346k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$6,534
Per roster spot
median $9,136
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a men's track & field team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 53 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $346,345, well below the median of $812k — $6,534 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 997, about the median of 977, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,540,382 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,955 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster53 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$346,345 for the year
- Operating expenses$105,175 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,534 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,540,382 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,955 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,518 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Evans head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erin Wykoff | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Wolfe | 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
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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →53on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4553
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $346,345 $6,535 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,540,382
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,518
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program53 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 71 | $477k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 102 | $606k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 134 | $380k | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 24 | $62k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 24 | $50k | — | 58% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 139 | $332k | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 152 | $202k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 32 | $44k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 90 | $150k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | 83 | $186k | — | 84% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 86 | 92 | $659k | 979 | 90% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 91 | 49 | $76k | — | 54% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University 57 over cap | 102 | $762k | $7,473 | 936 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 20 over cap | 65 | $507k | $7,802 | 972 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 94 over cap | 139 | $470k | $3,382 | 985 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University 25 over cap | 70 | $375k | $5,355 | 964 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 8 over cap | 53 | $346k | $6,534 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 73 over cap | 118 | $317k | $2,684 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University at cap | 45 | $302k | $6,715 | 951 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 23 over cap | 68 | $223k | $3,277 | 960 | vs |
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