Austin Peay State University Women's Track & Field
Austin Peay State University fields a women's track & field team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 66 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $823,281, below the median of $939k — $12,473 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 21 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 993, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,024,708 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,124 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
- Roster66 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$823,281 for the year
- Operating expenses$195,287 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,473 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,024,708 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,124 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$138,519 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Asha Gibson-Smith head coach | Head Coach | 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
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $823,281 $12,474 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,024,708
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $138,519
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,675 in-state · $14,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | 50 | $552k | 980 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 41 | 113 | $5.1M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 68 | $1.1M | 984 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 43 | 87 | $1.3M | 984 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 19 | $94k | — | 70% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 54 | 136 | $958k | 987 | 86% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 59 | 66 | $614k | 967 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 73 | 71 | $1.4M | 981 | 68% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 85 | 54 | $475k | 972 | 87% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 18 | $56k | 1000 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | 70 | $321k | — | 95% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 102 | 21 | $100k | — | — |
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