Division I · Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State University Women's Track & Field
Mississippi State, MS · the Bulldogs · Mississippi State University overview
99
Roster
54 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.2M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$32,169
Per roster spot
median $10,430
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mississippi State University fields a women's track & field team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 99 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $3,184,826, well above the median of $939k — $32,169 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 54 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 $4,611,961 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,681 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).
#30Team budgetof 348 · Division I#17Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#157Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#167APRof 348 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster99 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 54 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$3,184,826 for the year
- Operating expenses$708,846 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,169 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 994 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,611,961 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,681 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$862,158 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Woods head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| April Thomas | Associate Head Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carjay Lyles | Associate Head Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Associate Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tony Greer | Assistant Track & Field Coach | not on file |
| Jay Turner | Assistant Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cha'Mia Rothwell | Assistant Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daniel McArthur | Assistant Track & 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
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 →18,230undergraduates · 22,657 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 20,877 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1410
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →99on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4599
54 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,184,826 $32,170 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,611,961
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $862,158
Cost
Full picture →$16,480net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mississippi 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 program99 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,480 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,230Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 49 | $106k | — | 100% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 69 | 21 | $289k | — | 87% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 74 | 124 | $3.4M | 988 | 76% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 76 | 95 | $3M | 996 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 41 | $142k | 964 | 51% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 108 | 16 | $104k | — | — | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 43 | $88k | — | 53% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 112 | 28 | $68k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 91 | $352k | — | 54% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 71 | $405k | 982 | 91% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 115 | 94 | $1.1M | 984 | 88% |
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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