Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Men's Track & Field
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
28
Roster
room for 17 under the cap of 45
$453k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$16,185
Per roster spot
median $9,136
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
934
APR
93% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a men's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $453,180, well below the median of $812k — $16,185 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 17 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 934, about the median of 977, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 299 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#229Team budgetof 299 · Division I#68Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#283Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#274APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 17
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$453,180 for the year
- Operating expenses$40,631 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,185 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate934 multi-year; 969 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Thiel head coach | Head Coach | not 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 players644,235 2024-25
- Division I roster spots27,035 299 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4528
room for 17
Academic Progress Rate934
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $453,180 $16,185 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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.
Men's Track & Field program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 114 | $531k | 958 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 35 | $147k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 73 | $631k | 985 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 51 | $206k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 133 | $492k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 30 | $323k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 112 | $372k | 939 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 26 | $116k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 90 | $756k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 70 | $1.4M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 90 | $421k | 988 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 78% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 134 over cap | 179 | $1.6M | $9,058 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 34 over cap | 79 | $688k | $8,708 | 963 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 69 over cap | 114 | $531k | $4,657 | 958 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 17 | 28 | $453k | $16,185 | 934 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 48 over cap | 93 | $442k | $4,754 | 991 | vs | |
| Longwood University 2 over cap | 47 | $384k | $8,168 | — | vs | |
| Winthrop University 67 over cap | 112 | $372k | $3,323 | 939 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Radford University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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