University of Illinois Chicago Athletics

Men's Track & Field

University of Illinois Chicago

NCAA D1 · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL

$13.6k

Avg net price

62%

Grad rate

The program

Paul Zavala, Head coach · pzavala@uic.edu

Assistants: AJ Schraffenberger · April DiGiannantonio · Challen Jackson · Christopher Nightengale · John Flood · Maura Kealy · Pat Donovan · Ryan Raymond · Victoria Zoltowska (Assistant Coach)

The roster · 2026

34 on the roster8 Fr7 So8 Jr9 Sr2 Grad

Jahri McClendon

Fr. · Sprints

Chicago, Ill.

Nikolas Norton

Sr. · Sprints

Chicago, Ill.

Gabriel Fiedorow

Fr. · Sprints

Norridge, Ill.

Brady Kataoka

So. · Distance

Chicago, Ill.

Ikechi Ibe

Fr. · Hurdles

Arlington Heights, Ill.

Orlando Hernandez

Jr. · Distance

Belvidere, Ill.

Amare Harris

Jr. · Sprints

Bloomington, Ill.

Stephen Kapumba III

Sr. · Jumps

Bloomingdale, Ill.

Olukolajo Sodipe

So. · Jumps

Naperville, Ill.

Daniel Chavez

Sr. · Distance

Berwyn, Ill.

Luis Flores

Fr. · Distance

Chicago, Ill.

Georgios Siomos

Sr. · Jumps

Chicago, Ill.

Luca Arcuri

Fr. · Distance

Park Ridge, Ill.

Nolan Rogers

Sr. · Distance

Frankfort, Ill.

Zachary Barisa

Sr. · Mid Distance

Firsco, TX

Marco Agcaoili

Jr. · Sprints

Chicago, Ill.

Aiden Massaro

So. · Distance

Aurora, Ill.

Shmouel Sackman

Gr. · Sprints

Lincolnwood, Ill.

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Distance4 of 13 graduating
Sprints3 of 13 graduating
Mid Distance2 of 3 graduating
Jumps2 of 4 graduating

Where they're from

Illinois 33Other 1

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$7.5k/yr
$30-48k$8.1k/yr
$48-75k$10.9k/yr
$75-110k$16.2k/yr
$110k+$25.0k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $15.5k/yr more (public school).

SAT 25-75%

1130-1350

Grad rate

62%

Admit rate

77%

Enrollment

22k

Also in the Missouri Valley Conference

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