Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Saginaw Valley State University Women's Track & Field
University Center, MI · the Cardinals · Saginaw Valley State University overview
104
Roster
2024–25 season
$454k
Team budget
77th percentile in Division II
$4,366
Per roster spot
median $4,954
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Saginaw Valley State University fields a women's track & field team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 104 players, well above the median of 55, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $454,086, well above the median of $287k — $4,366 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $1,370,558 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,374 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 255 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#60Team budgetof 255 · Division II#148Spend per playerof 255 · Division II#42Roster sizeof 255 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's track & field program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster104 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$454,086 for the year
- Operating expenses$109,939 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,366 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,370,558 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,374 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,349 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rod Cowan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eric Phillips | Assistant Cross Country / Track & Field Coach - Men's Distance | On file · sign in |
| Evie Plude | Assistant Cross Country / Track & Field Coach - Women's Distance | not on file |
| Ciera Weber | Assistant Coach - Field Events | 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 II roster spots16,520 255 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,184undergraduates · 6,889 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 10,222 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1160
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →104on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $454,086 $4,366 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,370,558
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,349
Cost
Full picture →$15,144net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,240 in-state · $28,752 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 23 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Saginaw Valley 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 program104 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,144 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,184Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 18 | 40 | $336k | — | 84% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 37 | 85 | $69k | — | 66% | |
| Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 41 | 140 | $1M | 981 | 91% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 60 | 199 | $2.5M | 996 | 84% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 69 | 90 | $753k | 978 | 70% | |
| Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 103 | $245k | — | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 86 | 159 | $3.4M | 989 | 18% | |
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 87 | 86 | $633k | 987 | 80% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 88 | 28 | $37k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 89 | 138 | $1.3M | 984 | 81% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 91 | 70 | $101k | — | 71% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 88 | $596k | — | 97% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 180 | $1.2M | $6,422 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 98 | $694k | $7,085 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 88 | $596k | $6,769 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 104 | $454k | $4,366 | — | vs | |
| Northern Michigan University | 50 | $443k | $8,865 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 69 | $322k | $4,671 | — | vs | |
| Lake Superior State University | 66 | $270k | $4,087 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 36 | $252k | $6,990 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 103 | $245k | $2,380 | — | vs | |
| Michigan Technological University | 20 | $144k | $7,216 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 31 | $113k | $3,649 | — | vs |
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