Sam Houston State University Track and field and cross country

Association: NCAA D1
Conference: CUSA
Teams: Men & women Indoor, outdoor, cross country
Location: United States
Tuition & fees, 2025–26: From $9,228 USD
Undergraduates: 18,489

Overview

About Sam Houston

Sam Houston State University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division I (D1) as a member of the Conference USA (CUSA). Head coach David Self leads the Bearkats, who train at Meredith and Miriam York Track & Field Complex (400m outdoor track). Sam Houston is in Huntsville, Texas, with 18,489 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $9,228 USD.

Teams

Bearkats track and field and cross country

Men's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Men's cross country: Team site
Women's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Women's cross country: Team site

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Coaching staff

David SelfHead Coach - Sprints
Patrick TorresHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Coach - Distance
Derrick BrooksAssistant Coach - Sprints
Micah GuthlandAssistant Coach - Throws
TJ PrideAssistant Coach - Horizontals/Pole Vault/Combined Events

Campus and facilities

Established: 1879
Website: shsu.edu

Facilities

Academics

Language

English is the language of instruction at SHSU

Fields of study

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Admissions and graduation

Graduated within six years: 56%

Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Cost

Tuition and fees, 2025–26

In-state: $9,228 USD
Out-of-state: $19,068 USD
International (same as out-of-state): $19,068 USD

Full cost for a first-year student

Cost of attendance, 2024–25: $25,474 USD
Average net price, 2024–25: $14,788 USD

Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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