Johnson C. Smith University Women's Track & Field
Johnson C. Smith University fields a women's track & field team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, well below the median of 55, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $123,071, well below the median of $287k — $6,153 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $661,503 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,590 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$123,071 for the year
- Operating expenses$10,700 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,153 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$661,503 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,590 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,432 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Lawrence head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dacia Thompson | Assistant Coach, Track & Field - Throws | not on file |
| Zap Hawkins | Assistant Coach, Track & Field - (Jumps) | not on file |
| Kenrisha Brathwaite | Assistant Coach, Track & Field - Hurdles | 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $123,071 $6,154 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $661,503
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,432
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,480
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Johnson C. Smith 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 113 | $718k | — | 68% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 8 | 145 | $1.1M | 979 | 80% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 10 | 39 | $154k | — | 90% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 18 | 99 | $676k | 991 | 14% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 23 | 82 | $534k | 981 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 29 | 164 | $1.1M | — | 85% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 21 | $137k | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 36 | 53 | $70k | — | 95% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 37 | 61 | $532k | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 43 | 106 | $589k | — | 81% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 46 | 29 | $645k | 970 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 63 | 32 | $163k | — | 64% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem State University | 28 | $399k | $14,259 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 58 | $363k | $6,258 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 35 | $299k | $8,530 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 57 | $204k | $3,581 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 24 | $144k | $6,000 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 21 | $137k | $6,536 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 20 | $123k | $6,153 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 38 | $109k | $2,859 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 21 | $43k | $2,054 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 17 | $30k | $1,788 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 18 | $19k | $1,082 | — | vs |
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