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Division I · Southland Conference

Southeastern Louisiana University Women's Track & Field

Hammond, LA · the Lions · Southeastern Louisiana University overview
51
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 45
$512k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$10,041
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
958
APR
96% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Southeastern Louisiana University fields a women's track & field team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 51 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $512,116, well below the median of $939k — $10,041 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 6 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 958, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,160,270 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,869 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$512k
Spend per player$10,041
Roster size51
Coaching staff4
APR958

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

  • Roster51 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$512,116 for the year
  • Operating expenses$105,254 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,041 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 967 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible93% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,160,270 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$11,869 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$81,385 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Rheams head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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.
12,684undergraduates · 13,861 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
94%admitted · of 5,485 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
45%

Women's Track & Field

Full picture →
51on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4551
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate958
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$512,116 $10,041 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,160,270
Recruiting spend, women's
$81,385
$12,007net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,837
Sticker, out-of-state$38,315
Average net price$12,007
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,806
$30–48k$9,979
$48–75k$12,638
$75–110k$16,321
$110k and up$16,196
Tuition & fees
$8,373 in-state · $20,851 out

Campus safety

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0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.79
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business386 · 23%
Health professions & nursing289 · 17%
Liberal arts & general studies223 · 13%
Psychology97 · 6%
Biological sciences96 · 6%

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLSU New Orleans · 41 miLouisiana State University · 43 miSouthern University, Baton Rouge · 43 miTulane University · 45 miNicholls State University · 54 miThe University of Southern Mississippi · 88 miUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette · 95 miAlcorn State University · 102 miJackson State University · 124 miBelhaven University · 126 miMississippi Christian University · 126 miMillsaps College · 126 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference4117$299k94267%
Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference43114$4M98374%
Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.4367$515k96050%
Tulane University Division I · American Conference45122$1.7M98815%
Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference5477$330k94696%
The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference8880$891k98399%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference95132$1.3M98289%
Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.10276$392k97025%
Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.12471$405k98291%
Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South12643$88k—53%
Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference12627$352k—49%
Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association12628$68k—49%

Other women's track & field programs in the Southland Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of the Incarnate Word 46 over cap91$1.2M$13,101985vs
Houston Christian University 30 over cap75$1.1M$14,922987vs
East Texas A&M University 32 over cap77$1.1M$14,499—vs
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 49 over cap94$914k$9,728985vs
Lamar University 57 over cap102$832k$8,156958vs
Northwestern State University 31 over cap76$822k$10,821991vs
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 12 over cap57$749k$13,144985vs
Stephen F. Austin State University 65 over cap110$714k$6,494960vs
McNeese State University 38 over cap83$583k$7,019984vs
Southeastern Louisiana University 6 over cap51$512k$10,041958vs
Nicholls State University 32 over cap77$330k$4,289946vs
LSU New Orleans room for 2817$299k$17,581942vs

Every Southland Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked