The Citadel Men's Track & Field
The Citadel fields a men's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 107 players, above the median of 91, with 3 head coaches and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $461,524, well below the median of $812k — $4,313 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 62 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 973, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,102,831 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,052 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster107 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 62 over last season
- Coaching staff3 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$461,524 for the year
- Operating expenses$98,994 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,313 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,102,831 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,052 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$149,954 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Kut head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $461,524 $4,313 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 3 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,102,831
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $149,954
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 14 | 79 | $688k | 963 | 76% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 68 | 20 | $85k | — | 69% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 145 | $345k | 938 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 20 | $42k | — | 73% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 84 | 94 | $77k | — | — | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 45 | $781k | 974 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | 52 | $162k | — | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 79 | $2.6M | 974 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 24 | $95k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 46 | $159k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 109 | 23 | $103k | — | 97% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 126 | 68 | $241k | — | 89% |
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