Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Elon University Women's Track & Field
Elon, NC · the Phoenix · Elon University overview
152
Roster
107 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.6M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$10,289
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
2 head · 5 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Elon University fields a women's track & field team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 152 players, well above the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,564,007, well above the median of $939k — $10,289 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 107 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 $6,077,279 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,190 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).
#90Team budgetof 348 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#92APRof 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
- Roster152 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 107 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,564,007 for the year
- Operating expenses$199,419 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,289 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,077,279 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,190 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$193,419 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Elliston head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Laura Igaune Hill | Associate Head Track & Field Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Mark Rinker | Head Cross Country / Assistant Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christian Hubaker | Assistant Track & Field and Cross Country Coach | not on file |
| Terry Leonard | Assistant Track & Field Coach (Pole Vault) | On file · sign in |
| Brian Szutkowski | Assistant Track & Field Coach (Sprints) | 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 →6,402undergraduates · 7,207 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 18,791 applicants
SAT middle 50%1143 – 1305
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →152on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45152
107 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,564,007 $10,290 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,077,279
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $193,419
Cost
Full picture →$41,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,536
Campus safety
Full picture →2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Elon 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 program152 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,402Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | 82 | $939k | 977 | 46% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 17 | 48 | $166k | 983 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 16 | $62k | — | 84% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 118 | $2.4M | 983 | 19% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 29 | 113 | $1.8M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 125 | $3.5M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 33 | 23 | $50k | — | 48% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 35 | 24 | $194k | 964 | 90% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 28 | $399k | — | 69% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 43 | 98 | $2.4M | 983 | 22% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 75% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 96 over cap | 141 | $1.6M | $11,581 | 995 | vs | |
| Elon University 107 over cap | 152 | $1.6M | $10,289 | 993 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 85 over cap | 130 | $1.4M | $10,946 | 984 | vs | |
| William & Mary 84 over cap | 129 | $1.4M | $10,493 | 998 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 37 over cap | 82 | $939k | $11,454 | 977 | vs | |
| Towson University 68 over cap | 113 | $917k | $8,113 | 967 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University 39 over cap | 84 | $583k | $6,939 | 989 | vs | |
| Campbell University 12 over cap | 57 | $515k | $9,038 | 995 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 16 | 29 | $428k | $14,755 | 937 | vs | |
| Hofstra University 72 over cap | 117 | $406k | $3,469 | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington 35 over cap | 80 | $327k | $4,083 | 982 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) room for 11 | 34 | $161k | $4,721 | 987 | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked