U.S. Air Force Academy Women's Track & Field
U.S. Air Force Academy fields a women's track & field team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year.
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
- Division I roster cap45 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Cole head coach | Head Coach | 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
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →Cost
Full picture →Campus safety
Full picture →No campus safety figures on file.
Majors
Full picture →Research U.S. Air Force Academy
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 Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 10 | 89 | $750k | — | 97% | |
| Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 39 | $220k | — | 20% | |
| Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 50 | 68 | $308k | — | — | |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 51 | 78 | $254k | — | 99% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 51 | 53 | $435k | — | 100% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 38 | $234k | — | 60% | |
| Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 17 | $25k | — | 87% | |
| University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference | 72 | 78 | $2.1M | 996 | 83% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference | 97 | 99 | $780k | 990 | 86% | |
| Colorado State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 109 | 120 | $1.4M | 996 | 90% | |
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 114 | 166 | $437k | — | 97% | |
| Adams State University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 119 | 82 | $678k | — | — |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 62 over cap | 107 | $1.9M | $17,676 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 74 over cap | 119 | $1.7M | $13,995 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 56 over cap | 101 | $1.4M | $14,174 | 977 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 95 over cap | 140 | $1.4M | $10,089 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 101 over cap | 146 | $1.4M | $9,262 | 991 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 84 over cap | 129 | $1.3M | $10,211 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 28 over cap | 73 | $1.3M | $17,746 | 974 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 60 over cap | 105 | $1M | $9,818 | 986 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 33 over cap | 78 | $858k | $10,999 | 946 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 993 | vs |
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