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Division III · American Rivers Conference

Buena Vista University Women's Track & Field

Storm Lake, IA · the Beavers · Buena Vista University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$128k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division III
$5,338
Per roster spot
median $2,075
3
Coaches
2 head · 1 assistant
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Buena Vista University fields a women's track & field team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, below the median of 39, with 2 head coaches and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $128,115, well above the median of $84k — $5,338 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's track & field programs

Where this program sits against its 338 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$128k
Spend per player$5,338
Roster size24
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$2k$958k
this programevery Division III women's track & field program

Roster sizes

3197
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff2 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$128,115 for the year
  • Operating expenses$32,806 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,338 division median $2,075
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$23,195 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ty Hoover head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots16,927 338 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,442undergraduates · 1,951 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
72%admitted · of 1,544 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
47%

Women's Track & Field

Full picture →
24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$128,115 $5,338 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
2 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$23,195
$18,156net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,779
Average net price$18,156
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,583
$30–48k$15,328
$48–75k$16,286
$75–110k$19,059
$110k and up$22,791
Tuition & fees
$40,190

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.23
Property0.88
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
33%of bachelor's degrees in education · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Education134 · 33%
Business103 · 25%
Public administration & social work50 · 12%
Psychology25 · 6%
Agriculture17 · 4%

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Buena Vista UniversityUniversity of South Dakota · 88 miIowa State University · 90 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 96 miAugustana University (South Dakota) · 98 miUniversity of Sioux Falls · 99 miCreighton University · 102 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 104 miDrake University · 107 miMinnesota State University, Mankato · 120 miMartin Luther College · 121 miBethany Lutheran College · 122 miSimpson College · 122 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League88150$1M99299%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference90124$2.5M100089%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9682$318k——
Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference98104$527k—59%
University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference99117$509k—82%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference10251$200k—72%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League10498$708k97887%
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference10780$878k96964%
Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference120233$945k—91%
Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference12126$40k—83%
Bethany Lutheran College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference12218$40k—51%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference12293$154k—89%

Other women's track & field programs in the American Rivers Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Simpson College93$154k$1,659—vs
Nebraska Wesleyan University102$147k$1,443—vs
Buena Vista University24$128k$5,338—vs
Loras College42$91k$2,172—vs
Wartburg College68$69k$1,015—vs
Central College (Iowa)43$62k$1,449—vs
University of Dubuque36$46k$1,270—vs
Coe College24$42k$1,733—vs

Every American Rivers Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked