Harvard University Women's Track & Field
Harvard University fields a women's track & field team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $1,417,363, well above the median of $939k — $11,811 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 75 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 996, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
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
- Roster120 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 75 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$1,417,363 for the year
- Operating expenses$639,105 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,811 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Saretsky head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kebba Tolbert | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator - Women's Sprints & Hurdles and Horizontal Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Marc Mangiacotti | Associate Head Coach - Men's Sprints & Hurdles and Horizontal Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Alex Gibby | Associate Head Coach - Women's and Men's Distance / Middle-Distance | On file · sign in |
| Brenner Abbott | Assistant Coach - Women's and Men's Vertical Jumps & Javelin and Men's Multi Events | On file · sign in |
| Fletcher Brooks | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Chris Bryce | Assistant Coach - Women's and Men's Throws and Vertical Jumps | not on file |
| Amber Spencer | Assistant Coach – Men's and Women's Sprints, Hurdles and Horizontal Jumps | not on file |
| Isabella Pietrasiewicz | Assistant Coach – Men's and Women's Distance / Middle Distance | not on file |
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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,417,363 $11,811 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Harvard 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 0 | 19 | $27k | — | 94% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 54 | $129k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 135 | $2M | 985 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 158 | $302k | — | 10% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 2 | 109 | $75k | — | 81% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 141 | $1.6M | 995 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 20 | $19k | — | 85% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 103 | $344k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 102 | $2.8M | 992 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 59 | $95k | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 59 | $174k | — | 83% |
Other women's track & field programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 75 over cap | 120 | $1.4M | $11,811 | 996 | vs | |
| Princeton University 85 over cap | 130 | $1.2M | $9,104 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 126 over cap | 171 | $1M | $5,878 | 996 | vs | |
| Yale University 85 over cap | 130 | $1M | $7,704 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 99 over cap | 144 | $975k | $6,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 79 over cap | 124 | $596k | $4,806 | 997 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 120 over cap | 165 | $588k | $3,563 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 13 | 32 | $266k | $8,305 | 994 | vs |
Every The Ivy League women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked