Jacksonville University Women's Track & Field
Jacksonville University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 68 players, below the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $799,675, below the median of $939k — $11,759 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 23 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 980, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,133,568 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,204 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster68 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 23 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$799,675 for the year
- Operating expenses$45,702 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,759 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,133,568 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,204 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$104,514 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Vela head coach | Head Coach | 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $799,675 $11,760 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,133,568
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $104,514
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,030
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 8 | 83 | $508k | 997 | 62% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 36 | 121 | $609k | — | 78% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 66 | 115 | $3M | 963 | 24% | |
| Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 86 | 29 | $163k | 949 | 100% | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 87 | 95 | $633k | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 93 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 120 | 37 | $186k | — | — | |
| University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference | 123 | 94 | $2.2M | 989 | 40% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 140 | 20 | $63k | — | 69% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 144 | 94 | $901k | 977 | 90% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 145 | — | — | — | 72% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University 42 over cap | 87 | $1.3M | $15,238 | 984 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 23 over cap | 68 | $800k | $11,759 | 980 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 68 over cap | 113 | $718k | $6,357 | — | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 29 over cap | 74 | $561k | $7,576 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida 38 over cap | 83 | $508k | $6,117 | 997 | vs | |
| Stetson University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked