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Division II · Mountain East Conference

West Liberty University Men's Track & Field

West Liberty, WV · the Hilltoppers · West Liberty University overview
85
Roster
2024–25 season
$243k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division II
$2,858
Per roster spot
median $3,886
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

West Liberty University fields a men's track & field team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 85 players, above the median of 70, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $242,960, below the median of $288k — $2,858 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's track & field programs. The school gave $1,785,853 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,283 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$243k
Spend per player$2,858
Roster size85
Coaching staff9

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

  • Roster85 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
  • Team expenses$242,960 for the year
  • Operating expenses$58,394 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$2,858 division median $3,886
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,785,853 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,283 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$10,225 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Trax head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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.
1,944undergraduates · 2,348 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
72%admitted · of 2,077 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1125
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Men's Track & Field

Full picture →
85on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$242,960 $2,858 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,785,853
Recruiting spend, men's
$10,225
$14,203net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,550
Sticker, out-of-state$32,934
Average net price$14,203
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,368
$30–48k$14,580
$48–75k$16,744
$75–110k$19,852
$110k and up$19,090
Tuition & fees
$8,732 in-state · $17,116 out

Campus safety

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0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.00
Property0.14
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 16 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing84 · 24%
Business72 · 20%
Education57 · 16%
Biological sciences39 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation24 · 7%

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

West Liberty UniversityBethany College (West Virginia) · 4 miWheeling University · 8 miFranciscan University of Steubenville · 15 miWashington and Jefferson College · 19 miWaynesburg University · 29 miRobert Morris University · 32 miPoint Park University · 37 miDuquesne University · 37 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 38 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 38 miCarlow University · 39 miUniversity of Pittsburgh · 39 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference426$67k—60%
Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference853$271k—75%
Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference1525$33k—72%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference1994$91k—82%
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2930$27k—92%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League32———91%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference3790$557k—98%
Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference3768$683k99579%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference38107$540k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference38107$540k—94%
Carlow University Division III · United East Conference396$62k—87%
University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference3977$1.8M93850%

Other men's track & field programs in the Mountain East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Charleston (West Virginia)113$708k$6,268—vs
Point Park University90$557k$6,186—vs
West Virginia State University80$443k$5,536—vs
Wheeling University53$271k$5,115—vs
West Liberty University85$243k$2,858—vs
Glenville State University99$213k$2,147—vs
Concord University96$207k$2,154—vs
Davis & Elkins College55$202k$3,667—vs
West Virginia Wesleyan College90$185k$2,053—vs
Frostburg State University44$132k$2,999—vs
Shawnee State University30$48k$1,608—vs
Fairmont State University————vs

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