Winthrop University Men's Track & Field
Winthrop University fields a men's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 112 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $372,224, well below the median of $812k — $3,323 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 67 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 939, about the median of 977, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,048,664 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,854 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
- Roster112 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 67 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$372,224 for the year
- Operating expenses$94,931 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,323 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate939 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,048,664 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,854 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,173 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Raffael Craig 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $372,224 $3,323 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,048,664
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,173
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 90 | $756k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 51 | $206k | — | 90% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 26 | $116k | — | 43% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 148 | $887k | 952 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 237 | $1.1M | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 90 | $421k | 988 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 28 | $453k | 934 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 35 | $147k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 73 | $631k | 985 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 114 | $531k | 958 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 88 | $359k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 119 | $117k | — | 95% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 134 over cap | 179 | $1.6M | $9,058 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 34 over cap | 79 | $688k | $8,708 | 963 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 69 over cap | 114 | $531k | $4,657 | 958 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 17 | 28 | $453k | $16,185 | 934 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 48 over cap | 93 | $442k | $4,754 | 991 | vs | |
| Longwood University 2 over cap | 47 | $384k | $8,168 | — | vs | |
| Winthrop University 67 over cap | 112 | $372k | $3,323 | 939 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Radford University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Big South Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked