The Ohio State University Men's Track & Field
The Ohio State University fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 101 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,322,969, well above the median of $812k — $22,999 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 56 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 970, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,234,454 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $30,591 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
- Roster101 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 56 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,322,969 for the year
- Operating expenses$659,634 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,999 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,234,454 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,591 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,853,829 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalind Joseph 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 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,322,969 $23,000 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,234,454
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,853,829
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | 49 | $105k | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | 51 | $106k | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | 132 | $176k | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 103 | $140k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 122 | $316k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 37 | $21k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 75 | $211k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 68 | $251k | — | 63% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 68 | $235k | — | 46% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 33 | $51k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | 100 | $236k | — | 95% | |
| Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 67 | 32 | $56k | — | 82% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked