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Division I · The Summit League

North Dakota State University Women's Track & Field

Fargo, ND · the Bison · North Dakota State University overview
155
Roster
110 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.4M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$9,095
Per roster spot
median $10,430
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

North Dakota State University fields a women's track & field team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 155 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $1,409,867, well above the median of $939k — $9,095 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 110 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 991, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,002,714 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,108 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).

Team budget$1.4M
Spend per player$9,095
Roster size155
Coaching staff12
APR991

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

  • Roster155 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 110 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,409,867 for the year
  • Operating expenses$430,445 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,095 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,002,714 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,108 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$219,538 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Stevie Keller head coachHead Coachnot on file
Dennis NewellHead Cross Country Coach - Distance, Mid-DistanceOn file · sign in
Reece VegaAssociate Head Coach - Sprints, Hurdles, RelaysOn file · sign in
Jackson ScheppAssistant Coach - Multi-Events, Pole VaultOn file · sign in
Drew JonesAssistant Coach - ThrowsOn file · sign in
Matthew HarmeyerAssistant Coach - JumpsOn 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.
9,791undergraduates · 11,952 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 7,331 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Women's Track & Field

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155on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45155
110 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,409,867 $9,096 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,002,714
Recruiting spend, women's
$219,538
$16,461net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,698
Sticker, out-of-state$29,352
Average net price$16,461
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,647
$30–48k$12,429
$48–75k$14,166
$75–110k$17,427
$110k and up$19,218
Tuition & fees
$10,857 in-state · $15,511 out

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.67
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business350 · 17%
Health professions & nursing290 · 14%
Engineering280 · 14%
Agriculture148 · 7%
Family & consumer sciences116 · 6%

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

North Dakota State UniversityConcordia College, Moorhead · 3 miMinnesota State University Moorhead · 3 miUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston · 63 miUniversity of North Dakota · 72 miUniversity of Jamestown · 90 miBemidji State University · 99 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 100 miNorthern State University · 128 miCollege of Saint Benedict · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference347$64k—63%
Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference366$264k—53%
University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference63———58%
University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League72119$1.4M99677%
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9061$311k—94%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9932$344k—71%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference10063$101k—70%
Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12881$339k—93%
College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference150———91%

Other women's track & field programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
North Dakota State University 110 over cap155$1.4M$9,095991vs
University of North Dakota 74 over cap119$1.4M$11,605996vs
University of South Dakota 105 over cap150$1M$6,687992vs
South Dakota State University 109 over cap154$887k$5,762986vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 114 over cap159$881k$5,541—vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City 44 over cap89$756k$8,490989vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha 53 over cap98$708k$7,223978vs
Oral Roberts University 20 over cap65$614k$9,439974vs

Every The Summit League women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked