University of Iowa Men's Track & Field
University of Iowa fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,865,762, well above the median of $812k — $24,286 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 73 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 979, about the median of 977, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,802,248 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,612 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
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 73 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,865,762 for the year
- Operating expenses$770,114 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,286 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 987 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,802,248 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,612 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,549,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Woody 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
- 73%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,865,762 $24,286 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,802,248
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,549,180
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Iowa
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 44 | $50k | — | 81% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 23 | 26 | $48k | — | 71% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 52 | 176 | $415k | — | 68% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 48 | $99k | — | 13% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 34 | $49k | — | 87% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 72 | 60 | $76k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 73 | 60 | $90k | — | 92% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 74 | 63 | $67k | — | 79% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 76 | 100 | $740k | 989 | 94% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 37 | $83k | — | 71% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 119 | $123k | — | 99% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 174 | $245k | — | 87% |
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