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Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor

Texas State University Men's Track & Field

San Marcos, TX · the Bobcats · Texas State University overview
96
Roster
51 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.2M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$12,354
Per roster spot
median $9,136
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
963
APR
96% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Texas State University fields a men's track & field team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 96 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,186,036, above the median of $812k — $12,354 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 51 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 963, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,737,885 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,860 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$1.2M
Spend per player$12,354
Roster size96
Coaching staff6
APR963

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

  • Roster96 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 51 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,186,036 for the year
  • Operating expenses$327,135 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,354 division median $9,136
  • Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 984 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,737,885 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$16,860 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$854,093 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
John Frazier head coachHead Coachnot on file
Dana BooneHead Coachnot on file
Giles McDonnellSprints / Hurdles Coachnot on file
Bryan JacksonCross Country Coach / Distance Coachnot on file
Keith HerstonJumps / Combined Events Coachnot on file
Rob GireThrows CoachOn 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.
34,547undergraduates · 38,722 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
89%admitted · of 37,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Men's Track & Field

Full picture →
96on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4596
51 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate963
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,186,036 $12,355 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,737,885
Recruiting spend, men's
$854,093
$15,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,630
Sticker, out-of-state$40,390
Average net price$15,307
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,144
$30–48k$12,576
$48–75k$16,117
$75–110k$21,528
$110k and up$23,150
Tuition & fees
$11,450 in-state · $23,210 out

Campus safety

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2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.10
Property1.16
In residence halls
70 burglaries · 127 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,102 · 16%
Communication & journalism639 · 9%
Psychology532 · 8%
Health professions & nursing525 · 8%
Visual & performing arts461 · 7%

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Texas State UniversityTexas Lutheran University · 22 miSt. Edward's University · 26 miUniversity of Texas at Austin · 30 miConcordia University Texas · 37 miUniversity of the Incarnate Word · 43 miTrinity University (Texas) · 44 miUniversity of Texas at San Antonio · 46 miSouthwestern University (Texas) · 54 miSchreiner University · 72 miTexas A&M University, College Station · 108 miPrairie View A&M University · 118 miBaylor University · 125 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference2242$125k—95%
St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference2631$585k—84%
University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference30113$3.2M97829%
Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference3732$68k—91%
University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference43114$968k97293%
Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association4450$81k—28%
University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference4668$1M97288%
Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association5434$101k—39%
Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference7235$62k—88%
Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference108128$4.1M96163%
Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.11845$141k96675%
Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference12577$3M98851%

Other men's track & field programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Washington State University 59 over cap104$1.5M$14,203964vs
Boise State University 19 over cap64$1.5M$22,928991vs
Colorado State University 80 over cap125$1.3M$10,112976vs
Utah State University 65 over cap110$1.2M$10,859966vs
Texas State University 51 over cap96$1.2M$12,354963vs
University of Portland 54 over cap99$1.1M$11,4961000vs
Long Beach State University 34 over cap79$917k$11,613965vs
California State University, Fullerton 47 over cap92$852k$9,260941vs
Utah Valley University 110 over cap155$809k$5,216979vs
California State University, Northridge 50 over cap95$696k$7,329956vs
University of California, Riverside 33 over cap78$662k$8,484973vs
California State University, Sacramento 41 over cap86$546k$6,350965vs
University of the Pacific————vs

Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked