Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Women's Track & Field
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
143
Roster
98 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.2M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$8,633
Per roster spot
median $10,430
12
Coaches
3 head · 9 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a women's track & field team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 143 players, well above the median of 95, with 3 head coaches and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $1,234,551, above the median of $939k — $8,633 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 98 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 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,140,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,781 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).
#129Team budgetof 348 · Division I#221Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#32Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#1APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster143 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 98 over last season
- Coaching staff3 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$1,234,551 for the year
- Operating expenses$144,851 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,633 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,140,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,781 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$172,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Khayla Atte head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brooke Astor | Associate Head Coach Director of Operations - Hurdles / Multis / Jumps | not on file |
| Debbie Utesch | Women's Cross Country Head Coach Assistant Track and Field Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Mike Shuey | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Christopher Torpey | Assistant Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Gavin Richards | Assistant Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Jack Reichenbach | Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Mark Will-Weber | Volunteer Assistant Coach - Distance | not on file |
| Cleveland McCray | Volunteer Assistant Coach - Sprints / Hurdles | not on file |
| Kerem Ayhan | Volunteer Assistant Coach - Middle Distance | 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
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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →143on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45143
98 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,234,551 $8,633 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 3 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,140,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $172,941
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 program143 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | 113 | $168k | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 5 | 26 | $102k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 63 | $134k | — | 64% | |
| Cedar Crest College Division III · United East Conference | 7 | 23 | $51k | — | 99% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 125 | $531k | 989 | 31% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 102 | $289k | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 24 | 12 | $22k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 106 | $197k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 120 | $386k | — | 93% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 33 | 9 | $10k | — | 86% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 35 | 3 | $2k | — | 78% | |
| Penn State Berks College Division III · United East Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 97% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 90 over cap | 135 | $2M | $14,951 | 985 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 164 over cap | 209 | $1.8M | $8,740 | 996 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 98 over cap | 143 | $1.2M | $8,633 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 23 over cap | 68 | $714k | $10,503 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 80 over cap | 125 | $531k | $4,249 | 989 | vs | |
| Colgate University 59 over cap | 104 | $503k | $4,840 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 77 over cap | 122 | $474k | $3,883 | 998 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 15 | 30 | $185k | $6,175 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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