Stetson University to add men's D1 track for 2028

Stetson University has officially announced it will launch an NCAA Division I, distance-focused outdoor track program starting with the 2027 season, expanding opportunities for its men’s and women’s cross-country athletes.

thats awesome.

vanderbilt, please

Was out at Stetson last month for a National Soccer Tournament with my daughter. The campus is beautiful and the coaches were nice. They don’t have my daughter’s major, otherwise I would seriously consider it.

Makes sense. A decent amount of Florida schools recently added track or got more serious about it thanks to the sunshine state conference adding track. Even though Stetson is D1 they are pretty similarly positioned to a lot of those schools and would get wiped by the top ones.

FGCU and Stetson used to have dual cross country meets in the spring since neither had track. It was pretty funny. Hopefully FGCU will follow suit.

University of North Alabama is also adding one! Exiting to see track still expanding and not just shrinking in the NCAA

Hat College in central FL? Hard pass.

What is a hat college?

Why isn't it she who's concerned with considering it....or anywhere?

Sorry, I should have said she isn’t considering it because it doesn’t have her major. The tournament had a couple dozen coaches there, some of whom have her major. So it was worthwhile. College is expensive, though, and while she has most of the say, there is a financial reality to the decision that may involve dear old dad’s pocketbook. The Northwestern coach was keen to point out that their school cost $97k a year and there are no merit based scholarships. She’s got quite a bit in her 529, but not enough to cover that.

What’s a Hat college? not sure if it’s obvious for others but I have no idea

It’s whether a college is cool enough that you’d wear a sweatshirt bearing their name, or only just a hat.

What is it actually tho?

I thought it was a silly reference to the Stetson company.

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Their mascot is the "Hatter". Probably a play off the famous Stetson hats

Dad, you decide on the major, not her. Make sure it is realistic. It is not HER 529; it is yours. How much has she plowed into it?

Hope Northwestern has auto mechanics major and other such usefuls.

Dad, agree?

The university is literally named for the founder of the Stetson company

So many people here miss the obvious yet are still probably Stetson material