University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Track & Field
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 91 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,939,071, well above the median of $812k — $32,297 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 46 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 960, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,704,429 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,793 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
- Roster91 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 46 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,939,071 for the year
- Operating expenses$398,899 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,297 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 913 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,704,429 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,793 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,725,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Solinsky 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
- 89%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,939,071 $32,297 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,704,429
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,725,093
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 2 | 6 | $26k | — | 95% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 58 | $73k | — | 83% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 44 | 67 | $135k | — | 57% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 59 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | 62 | $129k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 174 | $245k | — | 87% | |
| Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference | 60 | 41 | $60k | — | 84% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 69 | 8 | $11k | — | 67% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 70 | 35 | $49k | — | 79% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 75 | 102 | $477k | 996 | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 76 | 130 | $128k | — | 60% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 76 | 60 | $90k | — | 92% |
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