Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University Women's Track & Field
Nashville, TN · the Tigers · Tennessee State University overview
50
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 45
$552k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$11,032
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Tennessee State University fields a women's track & field team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 50 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $551,619, well below the median of $939k — $11,032 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 980, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,311,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,705 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).
#268Team budgetof 348 · Division I#160Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#310Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#228APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster50 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$551,619 for the year
- Operating expenses$165,690 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,032 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 954 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,311,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,705 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,088 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| David Rachel | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Lockhart | Assistant Coach | 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 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 →6,765undergraduates · 8,198 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 12,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%856 – 1068
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →50on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4550
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $551,619 $11,032 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,311,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,088
Cost
Full picture →$9,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,568 in-state · $22,284 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee 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 program50 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,231 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,765Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 2 | 113 | $5.1M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 68 | $1.1M | 984 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 87 | $1.3M | 984 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 19 | $94k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 34 | 71 | $1.4M | 981 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 39 | 66 | $823k | 993 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | 66 | $614k | 967 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 68 | $654k | 974 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 84 | 24 | $39k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 136 | $958k | 987 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 97 | 79 | $310k | 938 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 100 | 102 | $598k | — | 74% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University 38 over cap | 83 | $685k | $8,250 | 961 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 16 over cap | 61 | $634k | $10,387 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University 5 over cap | 50 | $552k | $11,032 | 980 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 36 over cap | 81 | $490k | $6,052 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 9 over cap | 54 | $475k | $8,790 | 972 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 45 over cap | 90 | $459k | $5,101 | 966 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 55 over cap | 100 | $401k | $4,011 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 25 over cap | 70 | $321k | $4,589 | — | vs | |
| Morehead State University 21 over cap | 66 | $223k | $3,379 | 971 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked