Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference
Truman State University Women's Track & Field
Kirksville, MO · the Bulldogs · Truman State University overview
92
Roster
2024–25 season
$255k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division II
$2,766
Per roster spot
median $4,954
2
Coaches
2 head · 0 assistant
80%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Truman State University fields a women's track & field team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 92 players, well above the median of 55, with 2 head coaches and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $254,540, below the median of $287k — $2,766 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $646,618 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $3,007 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).
#145Team budgetof 255 · Division II#223Spend per playerof 255 · Division II#59Roster sizeof 255 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster92 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff2 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$254,540 for the year
- Operating expenses$70,624 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,766 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$646,618 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,007 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$21,860 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hardesty head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thomas Whittaker | Head Cross Country / Assistant Track & Field 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 II roster spots16,520 255 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →3,302undergraduates · 3,636 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 3,263 applicants
SAT middle 50%1126 – 1318
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →92on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $254,540 $2,767 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 2 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $646,618
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $21,860
Cost
Full picture →$12,798net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,470 in-state · $17,870 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Truman 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 program92 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,798 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,302Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 66 | 15 | $177k | — | 50% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 86 | 43 | $62k | — | 79% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 87 | 119 | $2.8M | 996 | 77% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 96 | 93 | $154k | — | 89% | |
| Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 98 | 11 | $12k | — | 78% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 102 | 90 | $459k | 966 | 75% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 108 | 42 | $97k | — | 13% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 113 | 80 | $878k | 969 | 64% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 114 | 20 | $48k | — | 87% | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 114 | 23 | $187k | — | — | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 116 | 129 | $3.2M | 989 | 85% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 116 | 103 | $499k | — | 69% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis University | 113 | $1M | $8,904 | — | vs | |
| University of Indianapolis | 91 | $584k | $6,413 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 69 | $527k | $7,640 | — | vs | |
| Drury University | 51 | $337k | $6,602 | — | vs | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 106 | $327k | $3,084 | — | vs | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 64 | $302k | $4,723 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 48 | $286k | $5,966 | — | vs | |
| Truman State University | 92 | $255k | $2,766 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 39 | $194k | $4,967 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) | 23 | $187k | $8,143 | — | vs | |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 56 | $182k | $3,249 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 15 | $177k | $11,776 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 35 | $172k | $4,916 | — | vs | |
| Rockhurst University | 32 | $95k | $2,974 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Valley Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked