Division I · Southeastern Conference
Louisiana State University Women's Track & Field
Baton Rouge, LA · the Tigers · Louisiana State University overview
114
Roster
69 over the D-I cap of 45
$4M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$35,210
Per roster spot
median $10,430
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
983
APR
99% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana State University fields a women's track & field team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 114 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $4,013,985, well above the median of $939k — $35,210 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 69 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 983, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,073,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,313 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).
#8Team budgetof 348 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#112Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#199APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster114 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 69 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$4,013,985 for the year
- Operating expenses$780,450 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,210 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,073,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,313 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,565,249 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Shaver head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tamara Ards | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bennie Brazell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Todd Lane | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andy Kokhanovsky | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Houston Franks | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jimmy Joseph | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Sylvia Russell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Vernon Norwood | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Andrew Laska | Director of Operations | 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 →32,574undergraduates · 39,418 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 42,558 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →114on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45114
69 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,013,985 $35,210 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,073,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,565,249
Cost
Full picture →$21,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,954 in-state · $28,631 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Louisiana 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 program114 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | 67 | $515k | 960 | 50% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 51 | $512k | 958 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 48 | 77 | $330k | 946 | 96% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 52 | 132 | $1.3M | 982 | 89% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 71 | 122 | $1.7M | 988 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | 17 | $299k | 942 | 67% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 101 | 76 | $392k | 970 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 83 | $583k | 984 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 126 | 80 | $891k | 983 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 142 | 27 | $352k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 142 | 71 | $405k | 982 | 91% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 144 | 43 | $88k | — | 53% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 68 over cap | 113 | $5.1M | $44,961 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 85 over cap | 130 | $5.1M | $38,897 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 117 over cap | 162 | $4.9M | $30,483 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 106 over cap | 151 | $4.4M | $29,227 | 971 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 115 over cap | 160 | $4.3M | $26,891 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 64 over cap | 109 | $4M | $36,851 | 976 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 69 over cap | 114 | $4M | $35,210 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 85 over cap | 130 | $3.7M | $28,375 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 61 over cap | 106 | $3.5M | $32,776 | 991 | vs | |
| Auburn University 62 over cap | 107 | $3.4M | $32,066 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 79 over cap | 124 | $3.4M | $27,408 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 48 over cap | 93 | $3.3M | $35,285 | 979 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 54 over cap | 99 | $3.2M | $32,169 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Florida 70 over cap | 115 | $3M | $26,454 | 963 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 50 over cap | 95 | $3M | $31,277 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 74 over cap | 119 | $2.8M | $23,904 | 996 | vs |
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