Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Women's Track & Field
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
169
Roster
124 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.6M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$9,575
Per roster spot
median $10,430
5
Coaches
2 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a women's track & field team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 169 players, well above the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,618,206, well above the median of $939k — $9,575 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 124 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 986, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,073,070 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,175 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).
#86Team budgetof 348 · Division I#198Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#167APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster169 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 124 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,618,206 for the year
- Operating expenses$498,043 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,575 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,073,070 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,175 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$126,758 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cale McDaniel head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jaymes Talkington | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Bray | Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rachael Coelho | Assistant Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paris Williams | 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 I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →169on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45169
124 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,618,206 $9,575 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,073,070
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $126,758
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw State 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 program169 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 18 | 31 | $178k | — | 60% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 141 | $1.7M | 991 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 44 | $259k | — | 65% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | 127 | $366k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 74 | $1.2M | 966 | 62% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 25 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 34 | 29 | $52k | — | 71% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 26 | $215k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 77 | $416k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 25 | $198k | — | 72% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 42 | $409k | 993 | 76% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 117 over cap | 162 | $2M | $12,394 | 989 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 124 over cap | 169 | $1.6M | $9,575 | 986 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 26 over cap | 71 | $1.4M | $19,225 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 47 over cap | 92 | $1.2M | $13,183 | 990 | vs | |
| Florida International University 92 over cap | 137 | $931k | $6,797 | 973 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 87 over cap | 132 | $928k | $7,028 | 972 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 50 over cap | 95 | $755k | $7,951 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 49 | $663k | $13,537 | 990 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 21 over cap | 66 | $614k | $9,304 | 967 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 42 | $409k | $9,731 | 993 | vs |
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