Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Women's Track & Field
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 125 players, above the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,443,327, well above the median of $939k — $19,546 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 80 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 994, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,643,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,762 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster125 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 80 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,443,327 for the year
- Operating expenses$509,080 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,546 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 993 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,643,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,762 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$919,890 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Farrell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nicol Starkes | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Rod Cocci | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Corey Crawford | Assistant Coach - Jumps / Combined Events | On file · sign in |
| Albert Essilfie | Assistant Coach - Sprints / Hurdles | not on file |
| Lexi Westley | Assistant Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Nadale Buntin | Assistant Coach - Sprints | not on file |
| Bradley Jelmert | Assistant Coach - Pole Vault | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,443,327 $19,547 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,643,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $919,890
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 130 | $1.2M | 998 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 37 | $125k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 16 | $80k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 20 | $38k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 16 | $31k | — | 77% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 83 | $740k | 975 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 144 | $847k | 976 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 66 | $231k | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 50 | $580k | 979 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 155 | $201k | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | 35 | $80k | — | 65% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 25 | 53 | $155k | 981 | 91% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked