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Division I · Big Sky Conference

Southern Utah University Men's Track & Field

Cedar City, UT · the Thunderbirds · Southern Utah University overview
135
Roster
90 over the D-I cap of 45
$769k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$5,698
Per roster spot
median $9,136
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
944
APR
96% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Southern Utah University fields a men's track & field team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 135 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $769,283, about the median of $812k — $5,698 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 90 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 944, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,650,690 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,500 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 budget$769k
Spend per player$5,698
Roster size135
Coaching staff4
APR944

Team budgets across the division

$31k$5.9M
this programevery Division I men's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster135 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 90 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$769,283 for the year
  • Operating expenses$201,692 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,698 division median $9,136
  • Academic Progress Rate944 multi-year; 919 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible92% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,650,690 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,500 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$141,345 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Isaac Wood head coachHead Coachnot on file
Shaye SpringallDirector of Operations / Assistant Sprints, Hurdles and Jumps CoachOn file · sign in
Logan PettyAssistant Coach (Distance)On file · sign in
Jake BrydsonAssistant Sprints, Hurdles and Jumps CoachOn file · sign in
Justin RedfearnAssistant Sprints, Hurdles and Jumps Coachnot on file
Reno TuufuliThrows Coachnot on file
Aiden CarlsonAssistant DIstance Coachnot on file
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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.
13,043undergraduates · 15,033 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 19,190 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Men's Track & Field

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135on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45135
90 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate944
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$769,283 $5,698 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,650,690
Recruiting spend, men's
$141,345
$12,375net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$20,294
Sticker, out-of-state$34,110
Average net price$12,375
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,156
$30–48k$8,339
$48–75k$11,243
$75–110k$14,197
$110k and up$15,580
Tuition & fees
$6,770 in-state · $20,586 out

Campus safety

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0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.43
Property0.24
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business265 · 16%
Education176 · 11%
Liberal arts & general studies150 · 9%
Health professions & nursing115 · 7%
Psychology112 · 7%

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Southern Utah UniversityUtah Tech University · 48 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Utah Tech University Division I · Big Sky Conference48————

Other men's track & field programs in the Big Sky Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northern Arizona University 92 over cap137$1.5M$10,819978vs
Montana State University-Bozeman 48 over cap93$1M$10,954979vs
Weber State University 64 over cap109$920k$8,440945vs
Southern Utah University 90 over cap135$769k$5,698944vs
Eastern Washington University 38 over cap83$751k$9,050962vs
University of Montana 69 over cap114$745k$6,537953vs
Idaho State University 36 over cap81$726k$8,966984vs
University of Idaho 34 over cap79$716k$9,060988vs
University of Northern Colorado 65 over cap110$484k$4,401978vs
Portland State University room for 144$135k$3,078967vs
Utah Tech University————vs

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