Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Appalachian State University Women's Track & Field
Boone, NC · the Mountaineers · Appalachian State University overview
100
Roster
55 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$12,904
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Appalachian State University fields a women's track & field team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,290,431, above the median of $939k — $12,904 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 55 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 996, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,726,957 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,228 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).
#121Team budgetof 348 · Division I#133Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#152Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#57APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 55 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,290,431 for the year
- Operating expenses$428,033 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,904 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,726,957 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,228 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,014 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Damion McLean head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Annie Richards | Women's Distance Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brad Herbster | Men's Distance Coach | On file · sign in |
| Whitney Smyre | Throws Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Freeman | Pole Vault Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →19,405undergraduates · 21,253 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 24,001 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →100on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45100
55 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,290,431 $12,904 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,726,957
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,014
Cost
Full picture →$14,712net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,541 in-state · $24,537 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Appalachian State 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 program100 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,712 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,405Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 57 | $199k | — | 81% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 37 | 31 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 38 | 106 | $589k | — | 81% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 39 | 49 | $127k | 979 | 87% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 28 | $352k | — | 96% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 69 | $232k | — | 78% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 60 | 25 | $135k | — | 60% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 65 | 83 | $453k | 988 | 94% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 67 | 29 | $645k | 970 | 87% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 68 | 99 | $676k | 991 | 14% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 71 | 31 | $70k | — | 94% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 66 over cap | 111 | $2.2M | $19,596 | 984 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 24 over cap | 69 | $1.4M | $19,965 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 87 over cap | 132 | $1.3M | $10,050 | 982 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 55 over cap | 100 | $1.3M | $12,904 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 29 over cap | 74 | $1.2M | $16,805 | 966 | vs | |
| Marshall University 38 over cap | 83 | $1.2M | $14,370 | 986 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University 72 over cap | 117 | $1.1M | $9,302 | 977 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 27 over cap | 72 | $952k | $13,220 | 952 | vs | |
| Troy University 60 over cap | 105 | $947k | $9,020 | 985 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 49 over cap | 94 | $901k | $9,581 | 977 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 35 over cap | 80 | $891k | $11,137 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 14 over cap | 59 | $577k | $9,777 | 982 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 4 | 41 | $404k | $9,857 | 996 | vs |
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