Abilene Christian University Women's Track & Field
Abilene Christian University fields a women's track & field team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 84 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $865,827, about the median of $939k — $10,307 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 39 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,348,728 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,849 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster84 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 39 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$865,827 for the year
- Operating expenses$135,318 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,307 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,348,728 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,849 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$125,816 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nathan Ott | Associate Head Coach - Throws | not on file |
| D'nara Jones | Assistant Coach - Jumps / Multis | not on file |
| Wayne Angel | Assistant Coach - Distance / Cross Country | not on file |
| Jazmyn Zurita | Graduate Assistant / Director of Operations | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's track & field recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $865,827 $10,307 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,348,728
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $125,816
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $42,240
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Abilene Christian University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 2 | 28 | $53k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 4 | 81 | $223k | — | 58% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 84 | 71 | $522k | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 89 | 108 | $1.1M | — | 94% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 119 | 79 | $371k | — | 87% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 138 | 112 | $2.8M | 986 | 43% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | 149 | $3.7M | 976 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 150 | 95 | $520k | — | 73% |
Other women's track & field programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 63 over cap | 108 | $1.1M | $10,401 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 15 over cap | 60 | $972k | $16,201 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 20 over cap | 65 | $954k | $14,678 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 56 over cap | 101 | $929k | $9,195 | 989 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University 39 over cap | 84 | $866k | $10,307 | 983 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University 21 over cap | 66 | $823k | $12,473 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 41 over cap | 86 | $705k | $8,200 | 955 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 32 over cap | 77 | $416k | $5,406 | — | vs | |
| University of North Alabama | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every United Athletic Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked