2025 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

USC doesn’t give a sh!t about distance. This is her way to out a coaching job on her resume.

When offered a job, do any coaches actually bargain their salary? Do you feel this head coaches only or assistant coaches do this as well? I’m always curious as we are in a low paying career field if anyone is actually able to ask for more and get given it?

If there was a salary expectation on application always put the high end range.

I think if you applied then stick with the original offer. If they are trying to pull you away from another program and reached out to you, then you have some bargaining power.

Coach Mika at UTEP retired but was frustrated with all the cuts UTEP made to the cc/track program so maybe that had something to do with it. Each year they seemed to lose more and more of their budget and coaches salary. The AD at UTEP made it known during interviews that he wasn't going to put much money into cc/track and would not negotiate about the position. What was once a proud program is a shell of itself now.

Big boy jobs
Colorado - Associate HC/DO
University of Iowa - sprints/hurdles
Ole Miss - director of ops
Texas - men’s distance
Delaware - Throws
Tennessee - Throws
Tennessee- jumps
Tennessee- sprints
Tennessee- DO/assistant women’s distance coach
Purdue - jumps/multis assistant
Southern Cal - Throws
Iowa State - Throws
Ohio University - Throws
Iowa State - women’s distance assistant
University or Cincinnati - women’s distance
University of TX San Antonio - assistant
Cal State Fullerton - distance coach
Winthrop assistants - ?
Drake - men’s distance
Eastern IL - assistant

Wake Forest - Throws

Buffalo - men’s distance
Manhattan assistants - maybe?
Miami OH - Sprints/jumps
DePaul University - assistant
Kentucky - XC coach
ECU - Throws - sounds like HC is a dick
ECU - cleaned house - sounds like HC is SUPER DICK!
Idaho University - sprints, jumps
Idaho university - throws job
Nevada - XC/distance
Lamar - XC
Lamar - sprints
Villanova - multis/feild
Stony Brook - distance
Stony Brook - assistant
Central Michigan -
Minnesota- Director of ops
Middle TN - jumps
Tennessee tech - assistant
Idaho State - sprints, hurdles, multis
Sam Houston State - hurdles
Wagner University- head track
New Mexico State - sprints
Angelo State - assistant
VMI - distance - do they hire a distance coach every year? Heard that director is a CLOWN!

Baby boy jobs
Goucher - Associate HC
Wisconsin - la crosse - assistant distance
Lake Erie - assistant coach
Emory - Sprints/jumps
Catholic - distance
Catholic - throws
Pikesville Univ - director
Tiffin University - Head Track Coach
Frostburg State - Head Track
Frostburg State - Head XC
Southern Virginia - feild events
Lewis Univeristy - multis/feild events
FDU - HC
FDU - assistant?
Stevenson - Assistants?
Pacific Lutheran - XC
Black Hills State - Throws coach - aren’t they hiring every year?
Emporia State - assistant
Hood College - Head Track/XC
George Fox University - distance
SUNY Plattsburgh - Director
John’s Hopkins - assistant will be young female
Lynchburg - distance
St. Mary’s college of MD - distance
NYU - Associate HC
Grand Canyon University- Multis
Purdue NW - HC
Univ of Evansville - Associate HC S/J/H

Filled:

UTEP - Francesca Green
McDaniel - Kendall Luy
High point - Collin Post
Stevenson - Marcia Fletcher
Jacksonville State - Kevin Keene
Tulane - Stephen Sousa
Penn State - Darrell Hill
Portland State - Joe Blue
Winthrop HC - Rafael Craig
Manhattan Univ - Todd Witzleben
Univ of Illinois - Jamie Robinson (minority female - fresh outta college)
Texas - mo Saatara
Arizona - Andrew Dubs
Arizona assistants - Jay Koloseus, Gabriel Mvumvure, Mackenzie Landa
UTC - Steve Picucci
Western KY - Lee Wood
Virginia Wesleyan HC - BJ Pham
Lake Erie HC - Sandy Moran

Florida - Ponder

Ok State: Levi Dorsett(ops)

Lynchburg HC - Wilson

Mallard to Arizona State

Ive seen some salary posts and agree that we shouldn't devalue ourselves,but i think a lot of it comes from not knowing. So what is the salary range that experienced and new coaches should be aiming for?

D1-??

D2-??

D3-??

NAIA-??

JUCO-??

New coaches should expect volunteer roles and hope for a full time position. They might get neither.

So where did Ryan Ray end up?

Georgia State head xc position. Does anyone know what this school is like? I can't find anything about their program.

They are bad. Bottom of the Sunbelt which is a weak conference.

Are they staying in house promoting one of the coaches they have?

Elmhurst.

Erik Stevens or Anna Bearss to Drake

Some new coaches do get full time roles... So if they are offered lets share some ranges so they're not taking low ball offers...lets raise the bar...like someone said in this chain, we're coaching more than just one sport... Change the economical norm.

Also only a womens team with no on campus track facility... Pros and cons like any other struggling program

With the exception of JUCO, I've been at all these levels. Here's my ballpark.

First, there is significant variation in D1 (really, all divisions) - so simply putting D1 #s down doesn't translate well. These #s are for full-time positions

P4 Head Low to Mid 6 figures

P4 Assistants Near 100K to low 6 figures

G5 Heads Near 100K to low 6 figures

G5 Assistants 30/40K on the low end and pushing upper double digits for some on the high

D2 Head 40/50K on the low end and pushing upper double digits for some on the high. I don't know any earning 100K or above, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are some.

D2 Assistants 20/30K on the low end and 50-60K on the high end

D3 Heads - wide range of 40K on the low end to mid/upper double digits; some on the very high end are above 100K

D3 Assistants - 10/20K on the low end and 40/50K on the high end; though, there are a few over 50K

NAIA - Haven't been here for years but would guess it is similar to D3; although, I'm not sure they have as many high end paid coaches as D3

UCO - Someone else would need to provide ranges