Eastern Kentucky University Track and field and cross country

Association: NCAA D1
Conference: UAC
Teams: Men & women Indoor, outdoor, cross country
Location: United States
Tuition & fees, 2025–26: From $10,740 USD
Undergraduates: 15,815

Overview

About Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky 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 United Athletic Conference (UAC). Head coach Cory Erdmann leads the Colonels, who train at Tom Samuels Track (400m outdoor track). Eastern Kentucky is in Richmond, Kentucky, with 15,815 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $10,740 USD.

Teams

Colonels 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

Recruiting standards

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Coaching staff

Cory ErdmannHead Coach
Mia ForsterAssociate Head Coach
Andy FrymanAssistant Track Coach (Throws)
Nikodem DworczakAssistant Coach
Rick ErdmannHead Coach Emeritus

Campus and facilities

Established: 1874
Website: eku.edu

Facilities

Academics

Language

English is the language of instruction at EKU

Fields of study

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Admissions and graduation

Graduated within six years: 51%

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: $10,740 USD
Out-of-state: $12,300 USD
International (same as out-of-state): $12,300 USD

Full cost for a first-year student

Cost of attendance, 2024–25: $25,132 USD
Average net price, 2024–25: $11,925 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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