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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Virginia State University Men's Track & Field

Petersburg, VA · the Trojans · Virginia State University overview
96
Roster
2024–25 season
$430k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division II
$4,483
Per roster spot
median $3,886
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
89%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Virginia State University fields a men's track & field team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 96 players, above the median of 70, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $430,451, above the median of $288k — $4,483 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's track & field programs. The school gave $1,280,072 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,636 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's track & field programs

Where this program sits against its 229 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$430k
Spend per player$4,483
Roster size96
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$17k$1.5M
this programevery Division II men's track & field program

Roster sizes

10343
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster96 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$430,451 for the year
  • Operating expenses$86,266 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,483 division median $3,886
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,280,072 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,636 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$13,463 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Elizabeth Allen head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Lauryn TaylorAssistant Track & Field Coachnot on file
Christopher HenryAssistant Track & Field Coachnot on file
Joel BowersAssistant Track & Field Coachnot on file
Jordan BowersAssistant Track & Field Coachnot on file
David BrownAssistant Track & Field CoachOn file · sign in
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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 II roster spots18,397 229 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 35 2.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
4,829undergraduates · 5,190 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
89%admitted · of 10,577 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1050
ACT middle 50%14 – 20
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%

Men's Track & Field

Full picture →
96on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$430,451 $4,484 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,280,072
Recruiting spend, men's
$13,463
$16,184net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,661
Sticker, out-of-state$39,912
Average net price$16,184
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,432
$30–48k$13,665
$48–75k$17,511
$75–110k$19,774
$110k and up$22,390
Tuition & fees
$9,755 in-state · $22,006 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
3.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.69
Property1.55
In residence halls
17 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business117 · 19%
Psychology71 · 11%
Criminal justice & protective services56 · 9%
Education50 · 8%
Biological sciences46 · 7%

Research Virginia State University

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Virginia State UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University · 22 miVirginia Union University · 23 miWilliam & Mary · 39 miChristopher Newport University · 52 miLongwood University · 54 miHampden-Sydney College · 57 miHampton University · 61 miNorfolk State University · 69 miBatten University · 73 miUniversity of Mary Washington · 74 miRegent University · 74 miUniversity of Virginia · 81 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference2290$1M98593%
Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association2330$27k—98%
William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association3997$1M98833%
Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5247$146k—88%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference5447$384k—85%
Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.57———50%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association6127$351k96148%
Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.6985$971k97387%
Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7357$123k—71%
University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference7463$132k—86%
Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference7412$29k—41%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference81121$2.4M99317%

Other men's track & field programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Virginia State University96$430k$4,483—vs
Livingstone College45$204k$4,533—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)75$165k$2,197—vs
Johnson C. Smith University26$116k$4,479—vs
Claflin University20$42k$2,095—vs
Bluefield State University24$29k$1,191—vs
Virginia Union University30$27k$904—vs
Bowie State University53$24k$448—vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked