Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Men's Track & Field
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
45
Roster
at the D-I cap of 45
$302k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$6,715
Per roster spot
median $9,136
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
951
APR
93% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a men's track & field team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $302,213, well below the median of $812k — $6,715 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's track & field programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 951, about the median of 977, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,656,932 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,889 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$302,213 for the year
- Operating expenses$10,268 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,715 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate951 multi-year; 931 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,656,932 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,889 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,769 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Rosado head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Unruh | Assistant Coach (Pole Vault) | On file · sign in |
| Ben Jefferies | Assistant Coach (Sprints / Jumps) | not on file |
| Aaliyah Mathis | Assistant Coach (Throws) | not on file |
| Tamaj Gordon | Assistant Track and Field Coach (Sprints / Jumps) | On 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 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 →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →45on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4545
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate951
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $302,213 $6,716 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,656,932
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,769
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois University
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 program45 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 34 | $49k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 37 | $83k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 31 | $335k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | 90 | $150k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 70 | $714k | 990 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 176 | $415k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 83 | $186k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 138 | $175k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 132 | $919k | 972 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 32 | $44k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 118 | $2.9M | 979 | 85% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 100 | 49 | $76k | — | 54% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University 57 over cap | 102 | $762k | $7,473 | 936 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 20 over cap | 65 | $507k | $7,802 | 972 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 94 over cap | 139 | $470k | $3,382 | 985 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University 25 over cap | 70 | $375k | $5,355 | 964 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 8 over cap | 53 | $346k | $6,534 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 73 over cap | 118 | $317k | $2,684 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University at cap | 45 | $302k | $6,715 | 951 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 23 over cap | 68 | $223k | $3,277 | 960 | vs |
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