The Ohio State University Women's Track & Field
The Ohio State University fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 132 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,825,988, well above the median of $939k — $21,409 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 87 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 988, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 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
- Roster132 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 87 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,825,988 for the year
- Operating expenses$721,130 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,409 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 985 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalind Joseph head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sara Mason Vergote | Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance / Mid-Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Joel Brown | Assistant Coach - Hurdles / Sprints | On file · sign in |
| Travis Coleman | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Diego Flaquer | Assistant Coach - Sprints / Hurdles | On file · sign in |
| Matt Bigelow | Assistant Coach for Track & Field | On file · sign in |
| Fred Barends | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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
- 88%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,825,988 $21,409 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,816,950
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,244,066
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The Ohio State University
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | 45 | $97k | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | 30 | $88k | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | 92 | $154k | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 98 | $133k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 72 | $304k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 33 | $23k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 95 | $212k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 41 | $147k | — | 63% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 59 | $235k | — | 46% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 22 | $44k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | 97 | $271k | 990 | 95% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 65 | 83 | $907k | 997 | 62% |
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