Texas Southern University Women's Track & Field
Texas Southern University fields a women's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 76 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $568,529, below the median of $939k — $7,480 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 31 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 965, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,614,375 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,440 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
- Roster76 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 31 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$568,529 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,967 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,480 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,614,375 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,440 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$16,200 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde Duncan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Xavier Martinez | Senior Cross Country Coach / Distance | On file · sign in |
| Tristan Ham | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Phylan Perkins | Assistant Coach / Throws | On file · sign in |
| Kemuel Morales | Assistant Coach / Throws | 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
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $568,529 $7,481 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,614,375
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $16,200
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Texas Southern 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 1 | 124 | $1.7M | 963 | 70% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 23 | $53k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 2 | 101 | $2.5M | 997 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 9 | 75 | $1.1M | 987 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 33 | $231k | 991 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 95 | $755k | 962 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 102 | $832k | 958 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 151 | $4.4M | 971 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 132 | 83 | $583k | 984 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 110 | $714k | 960 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 147 | 106 | $3.5M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 148 | 32 | $612k | — | 84% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 13 over cap | 58 | $1.1M | $18,607 | 941 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 28 over cap | 73 | $637k | $8,727 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $569k | $7,480 | 965 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 22 over cap | 67 | $515k | $7,681 | 960 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 17 | 28 | $493k | $17,609 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 44 | $460k | $10,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 26 over cap | 71 | $405k | $5,706 | 982 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 31 over cap | 76 | $392k | $5,159 | 970 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 34 over cap | 79 | $310k | $3,924 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 12 | 33 | $231k | $6,988 | 991 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 16 | 29 | $163k | $5,627 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 4 | 41 | $142k | $3,465 | 964 | vs |
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