Penn State University, Altoona Women's Wrestling
Penn State University, Altoona fields a women's wrestling team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, well below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $51,956, well below the median of $101k — $10,391 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's wrestling programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 57 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$51,956 for the year
- Operating expenses$12,047 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,391 division median $8,229
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$5,582 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brinton Simington | Head Coach, Men's and Women's Wrestling | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players74,064 2024-25
- Division III roster spots839 57 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 88 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's wrestling 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 18%
Women's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $51,956 $10,391 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $5,582
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Penn State University, Altoona
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 Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 68 | 21 | $249k | — | 89% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Independent | 79 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 80 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 84 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 98 | 16 | $90k | — | 94% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Independent | 100 | 13 | $118k | — | 84% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 104 | 7 | $87k | — | 92% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 108 | 22 | $251k | — | 95% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 116 | 13 | $121k | — | 60% |
Other women's wrestling programs in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carroll University | 11 | $156k | $14,187 | — | vs | |
| Alfred State College | 12 | $154k | $12,824 | — | vs | |
| Elmira College | 22 | $117k | $5,330 | — | vs | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York | 21 | $92k | $4,390 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Altoona | 5 | $52k | $10,391 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference women's wrestling program · Women's Wrestling budgets ranked