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Division I · Big South Conference

Longwood University Women's Track & Field

Farmville, VA · the Lancers · Longwood University overview
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30
Roster
room for 15 under the cap of 45
$447k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$14,887
Per roster spot
median $10,430
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Longwood University fields a women's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $446,635, well below the median of $939k — $14,887 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. That leaves room for 15 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $3,366,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,781 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).

#292Team budgetof 348 · Division I#101Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#329Roster sizeof 348 · Division I
Team budget$447k
Spend per player$14,887
Roster size30
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$27k$5.1M
this programevery Division I women's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15269
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 room for 15
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$446,635 for the year
  • Operating expenses$46,607 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,887 division median $10,430
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,366,638 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$20,781 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$84,084 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brooke Craig head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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

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3,223undergraduates · 4,545 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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85%admitted · of 6,078 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1190
ACT middle 50%22 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Women's Track & Field

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30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4530
room for 15
Team expenses
$446,635 $14,888 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,366,638
Recruiting spend, women's
$84,084

Cost

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$22,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$35,131
Sticker, out-of-state$47,341
Average net price$22,900
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,546
$30–48k$15,727
$48–75k$18,489
$75–110k$22,915
$110k and up$26,405
Tuition & fees
$15,200 in-state · $27,410 out

Campus safety

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2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.17
Property0.43
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business98 · 15%
Health professions & nursing86 · 13%
Education73 · 11%
Communication & journalism45 · 7%
Psychology41 · 6%

Research Longwood 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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

Longwood UniversitySweet Briar College · 42 miLiberty University · 43 miRandolph College · 44 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 44 miUniversity of Richmond · 51 miUniversity of Virginia · 51 miVirginia State University · 54 miVirginia Commonwealth University · 55 miVirginia Union University · 55 miSouthern Virginia University · 61 miVirginia Military Institute · 66 miWashington and Lee University · 67 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.42———72%
Liberty University Division I · Conference USA43162$2M98999%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4442$93k—95%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.44106$224k—82%
University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference51115$1.4M100023%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference51130$3M99817%
Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association5458$363k—89%
Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference5599$1.5M99193%
Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association5518$19k—98%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference6161$179k—100%
Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference6690$519k97082%
Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.6750$123k—17%

Other women's track & field programs in the Big South Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
High Point University 68 over cap113$1.8M$15,9171000vs
Charleston Southern University 31 over cap76$798k$10,496946vs
Gardner-Webb University room for 1629$645k$22,248970vs
Winthrop University 37 over cap82$534k$6,510981vs
University of South Carolina Upstate 36 over cap81$474k$5,857944vs
University of North Carolina Asheville 38 over cap83$453k$5,456988vs
Longwood University room for 1530$447k$14,887—vs
Radford University 32 over cap77$365k$4,740981vs
Presbyterian College————vs

Every Big South Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked