Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Women's Track & Field
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
29
Roster
room for 16 under the cap of 45
$645k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$22,248
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
970
APR
96% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a women's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $645,213, below the median of $939k — $22,248 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. That leaves room for 16 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 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).
#244Team budgetof 348 · Division I#51Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#331Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#279APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 16
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$645,213 for the year
- Operating expenses$43,642 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,248 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 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 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 →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%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4529
room for 16
Academic Progress Rate970
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $645,213 $22,249 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
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.
Women's Track & Field program29 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
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 81 | $474k | 944 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 32 | $163k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 82 | $1.1M | 996 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 39 | $154k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 106 | $589k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 28 | $389k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 82 | $534k | 981 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 20 | $123k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 113 | $718k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 65 | $1.3M | 995 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 99 | $676k | 991 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 78% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 68 over cap | 113 | $1.8M | $15,917 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $798k | $10,496 | 946 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 16 | 29 | $645k | $22,248 | 970 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 37 over cap | 82 | $534k | $6,510 | 981 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 36 over cap | 81 | $474k | $5,857 | 944 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 38 over cap | 83 | $453k | $5,456 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 15 | 30 | $447k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| Radford University 32 over cap | 77 | $365k | $4,740 | 981 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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