Division II · Great American Conference
Harding University Women's Track & Field
Searcy, AR · the Bisons, Lady Bisons · Harding University overview
54
Roster
2024–25 season
$703k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division II
$13,018
Per roster spot
median $4,954
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Harding University fields a women's track & field team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 54 players, about the median of 55, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $702,994, well above the median of $287k — $13,018 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $1,646,535 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,904 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 255 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#24Team budgetof 255 · Division II#13Spend per playerof 255 · Division II#129Roster sizeof 255 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's track & field program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster54 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$702,994 for the year
- Operating expenses$66,618 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,018 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,646,535 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,904 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$17,140 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Don Hood head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Ellis | Assistant Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paul David Quillin | Assistant Track and Field Coach | 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 II roster spots16,520 255 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →3,496undergraduates · 4,608 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 2,202 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →54on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $702,994 $13,018 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,646,535
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $17,140
Cost
Full picture →$21,069net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $24,888
Campus safety
Full picture →0.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harding 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 program54 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,069 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,496Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 16 | $34k | — | 66% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 11 | $38k | — | 53% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 101 | $929k | 989 | 90% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 50 | 86 | $705k | 955 | 58% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 44 | $460k | 1000 | 58% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 69 | $1.4M | 979 | 70% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 80 | 31 | $204k | — | 96% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 96 | 10 | $15k | — | 97% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 98 | 74 | $209k | — | 50% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 99 | 38 | $257k | — | 88% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 99 | 18 | $51k | — | 58% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 101 | 74 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Great American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Baptist University | 75 | $712k | $9,489 | — | vs | |
| Harding University | 54 | $703k | $13,018 | — | vs | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 120 | $453k | $3,771 | — | vs | |
| Southern Arkansas University | 56 | $350k | $6,246 | — | vs | |
| East Central University | 35 | $309k | $8,839 | — | vs | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 67 | $262k | $3,906 | — | vs | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | 28 | $211k | $7,552 | — | vs | |
| Arkansas Tech University | 31 | $204k | $6,594 | — | vs | |
| Southern Nazarene University | 26 | $138k | $5,311 | — | vs | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 65 | $130k | $2,002 | — | vs | |
| Henderson State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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