Saginaw Valley State Track And Field (2024)

FAQs

Is Saginaw Valley State Division 1? ›

NCAA Division II athletics never looked so fierce -- our 16 men's and women's teams dominate the court, field, track, pool and green.

Information about the school:

Students: Approximately 8,500 students. City: University Centre. State: Michigan. Division: NCAA Division 2.

SVSU Fieldhouse

It includes an 85-yard football field with a field turf surface, a 300-meter indoor track with a timing booth for all indoor track meets and four full batting cages for baseball & softball training.

Michigan men's track and field athletes have won 47 NCAA individual event championships, 14 Olympic gold medals, 57 Big Ten Conference team championships (31 outdoor, 26 indoor), and one NCAA team championship.

Saginaw Valley State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities Midwest, #120. Its in-state tuition and fees are $11,565; out-of-state tuition and fees are $27,164.

The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (SVSU Cardinals) are the athletic teams that represent Saginaw Valley State University, located in University Center, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions.

Living at SVSU

All freshmen live in either suite-style or apartment style housing, which means plenty of personal space and no awkward sharing of hall bathrooms. At SVSU, dorms are spacious to help you and your friends enjoy life beyond main campus and the classroom. 70% of freshmen choose to live on campus.

The Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas campus was installed by Geosurfaces in 2000. It hosts a 200-meter Mondo track which is widely considered the fastest indoor running track in the world. Let's take a look at the track complex more closely to see what makes it a world-class facility.

On outdoor tracks, athletes run on a flat surface, whereas on indoor tracks, not only is the radius of the curves much smaller, but there's also a slight incline. Times are generally slower. In the 400, the men's outdoor record is 43.18; indoors, it's 44.57. In the 800, the women's outdoor record is 1.53.

The track is 1/8 of a mile around, with 8 laps equaling 1 mile.

Which state is best at track? ›

Texas tops the list with an impressive 2,414 All-Americans, with California following with 1,095. Those numbers reflect each state's large population and robust track and field memberships.

Topping the list is San Buenaventura, CA, with Berkeley, CA and Los Altos, CA close behind in the second and third positions. Los Altos, CA beats the national average by $11,734 (28.0%), and San Buenaventura, CA furthers that trend with another $38,780 (92.6%) above the $41,871 average.

If you think track and field is just running and jumping, think again. The mix of sprints, distances and hurdles on the running side, then combining jumps, throws and vaults in the field events make track and field easily one of the most difficult high school sports.

NCAA Division 1 (D1) schools are the best colleges for sports. Today, there are 365 D1 schools across 49 states in the U.S. These schools have more student-athletes and bigger athletic budgets than D2 and D3 colleges. They also offer some of the best scholarships for your student-athlete.

The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision.