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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Bakersfield Women's Track & Field

Bakersfield, CA · the Roadrunners · California State University, Bakersfield overview
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78
Roster
33 over the D-I cap of 45
$572k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$7,329
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Bakersfield fields a women's track & field team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 78 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $571,696, below the median of $939k — $7,329 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 33 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 995, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,236,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,939 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).

#261Team budgetof 348 · Division I#248Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#234Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#75APRof 348 · Division I
Team budget$572k
Spend per player$7,329
Roster size78
Coaching staff6
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$27k$5.1M
this programevery Division I women's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15269
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster78 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 33 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$571,696 for the year
  • Operating expenses$104,115 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,329 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,236,358 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,939 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$133,612 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Marcia Mansur-Wentworth head coachHead Coachnot on file
Joshua BiagtanAssociate Head Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Alan CollatzCoach Emeritusnot on file
Jaheim WilliamsGraduate Assistant Coachnot on file
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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

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Campus

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8,336undergraduates · 9,787 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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88%admitted · of 13,950 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Women's Track & Field

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78on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4578
33 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$571,696 $7,329 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,236,358
Recruiting spend, women's
$133,612

Cost

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$6,567net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,976
Sticker, out-of-state$38,856
Average net price$6,567
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,070
$30–48k$3,977
$48–75k$6,183
$75–110k$10,935
$110k and up$16,810
Tuition & fees
$7,696 in-state · $19,576 out

Campus safety

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0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.16
Property0.42
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Liberal arts & general studies325 · 15%
Psychology297 · 14%
Business274 · 13%
Social sciences182 · 8%
Education160 · 7%

Research California State University, Bakersfield

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 program78 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,567 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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

California State University, BakersfieldWestmont College · 70 miUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · 77 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 79 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 83 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 88 miPepperdine University · 93 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 96 miOccidental College · 99 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 101 miFresno Pacific University · 101 miUniversity of Southern California · 103 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 103 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference7073$396k—80%
University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor7755$400k99228%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.7933$87k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor8365$760k96193%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Independent88138$1.1M99230%
Pepperdine University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor9387$387k100050%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference96102$2.7M9739%
Occidental College Division III · Independent9951$281k—40%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10127$109k—3%
Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association10143$732k—58%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference10388$3.7M100010%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association10338$138k—92%

Other women's track & field programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Baptist University room for 2421$826k$39,353996vs
University of California, San Diego 75 over cap120$825k$6,877—vs
California State University, Bakersfield 33 over cap78$572k$7,329995vs

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