Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
University of California, Santa Cruz Men's Track & Field
Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
118
Roster
2024–25 season
$295k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division III
$2,504
Per roster spot
median $1,844
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Santa Cruz fields a men's track & field team in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, well above the median of 50, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $295,486, well above the median of $93k — $2,504 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 328 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#18Team budgetof 328 · Division III#91Spend per playerof 328 · Division III#43Roster sizeof 328 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's track & field program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$295,486 for the year
- Operating expenses$168,466 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,504 division median $1,844
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$16,535 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Klech head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players644,235 2024-25
- Division III roster spots20,348 328 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →118on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $295,486 $2,504 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $16,535
Cost
Full picture →$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Cruz
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 program118 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,526 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,812Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 25 | 24 | $71k | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 26 | 81 | $838k | 995 | 80% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 27 | $227k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 32 | $1.2M | 1000 | 4% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 37 | $180k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 17 | $22k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · Independent | 58 | 15 | $230k | 991 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Independent | 58 | 31 | $83k | 993 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 143 | $2M | 970 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 72 | 14 | $137k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 76 | 53 | $404k | — | 97% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 118 | $295k | $2,504 | — | vs | |
| Christopher Newport University | 47 | $146k | $3,110 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary Washington | 63 | $132k | $2,097 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 112 | $121k | $1,078 | — | vs | |
| Regent University | 12 | $29k | $2,422 | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked