Colgate University Women's Track & Field
Colgate University fields a women's track & field team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 104 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $503,371, well below the median of $939k — $4,840 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 59 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 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,809,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,935 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
- Roster104 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 59 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$503,371 for the year
- Operating expenses$226,484 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,840 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,809,056 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,935 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$280,624 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea France head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Gage Rayman | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Throws & Program Operations | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Holmes | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Sprints & Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Christian Noa | Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Willis | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Vertical Jumps | On file · sign in |
| David Brannigan | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Sprints & Jumps | On file · sign in |
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
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $503,371 $4,840 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,809,056
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $280,624
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,024
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Colgate 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 8 | $12k | — | 91% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | 39 | $107k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 23 | 48 | $56k | — | 87% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 32 | 58 | $165k | — | 75% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 106 | $2.4M | 988 | 42% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 85 | $207k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 36 | 44 | $81k | — | 51% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 49 | 45 | $78k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 54 | 31 | $47k | — | 83% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 55 | 171 | $1M | 996 | 8% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 55 | 135 | $703k | 998 | 38% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 56 | 57 | $199k | — | 70% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 90 over cap | 135 | $2M | $14,951 | 985 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 164 over cap | 209 | $1.8M | $8,740 | 996 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 98 over cap | 143 | $1.2M | $8,633 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 23 over cap | 68 | $714k | $10,503 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 80 over cap | 125 | $531k | $4,249 | 989 | vs | |
| Colgate University 59 over cap | 104 | $503k | $4,840 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 77 over cap | 122 | $474k | $3,883 | 998 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 15 | 30 | $185k | $6,175 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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