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Division I · United Athletic Conference

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Women's Track & Field

Little Rock, AR · the Trojans · University of Arkansas at Little Rock overview
86
Roster
41 over the D-I cap of 45
$705k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$8,200
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
2 head · 4 assistant
955
APR
96% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Arkansas at Little Rock fields a women's track & field team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 86 players, about the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $705,276, below the median of $939k — $8,200 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 41 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 955, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,649,621 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,372 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 budget$705k
Spend per player$8,200
Roster size86
Coaching staff6
APR955

Team budgets across the division

$27k$5.1M
this programevery Division I women's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15269
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster86 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 41 over last season
  • Coaching staff2 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$705,276 for the year
  • Operating expenses$179,606 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,200 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 941 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible93% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,649,621 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,372 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$85,884 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
JP Behnke head coachHead Coachnot on file
Will KendallAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Jordyn NaylonHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track CoachOn file · sign in
Dion MurombeAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
5,789undergraduates · 8,158 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
58%admitted · of 3,661 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1170
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
39%

Women's Track & Field

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86on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4586
41 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate955
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$705,276 $8,201 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
2 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,649,621
Recruiting spend, women's
$85,884
$11,225net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,856
Sticker, out-of-state$36,611
Average net price$11,225
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,143
$30–48k$15,520
$48–75k$18,216
$75–110k$20,594
$110k and up$21,013
Tuition & fees
$9,617 in-state · $22,067 out

Campus safety

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0.28violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.28
Property0.20
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing168 · 18%
Business160 · 17%
Communication & journalism55 · 6%
Social sciences51 · 5%
Psychology49 · 5%

Research University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

University of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity of Central Arkansas · 25 miHendrix College · 27 miUniversity of Arkansas, Pine Bluff · 38 miHarding University · 50 miOuachita Baptist University · 58 miHenderson State University · 58 miArkansas Tech University · 60 miUniversity of the Ozarks (Arkansas) · 82 miLyon College · 83 miSouthern Arkansas University · 111 miArkansas State University · 121 miLeMoyne-Owen College · 133 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference25101$929k98990%
Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference2711$38k—53%
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.3844$460k100058%
Harding University Division II · Great American Conference5054$703k—100%
Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference5865$130k—69%
Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference58———82%
Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference6031$204k—96%
University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference8218$51k—58%
Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8316$34k—66%
Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference11156$350k—67%
Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference12169$1.4M97970%
LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.13310$15k—97%

Other women's track & field programs in the United Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Tarleton State University 63 over cap108$1.1M$10,401—vs
Eastern Kentucky University 15 over cap60$972k$16,201983vs
University of Texas at Arlington 20 over cap65$954k$14,678980vs
University of Central Arkansas 56 over cap101$929k$9,195989vs
Abilene Christian University 39 over cap84$866k$10,307983vs
Austin Peay State University 21 over cap66$823k$12,473993vs
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 41 over cap86$705k$8,200955vs
University of West Georgia 32 over cap77$416k$5,406—vs
University of North Alabama————vs

Every United Athletic Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked