University of Arkansas at Little Rock Women's Track & Field
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| JP Behnke head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Will Kendall | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordyn Naylon | Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dion Murombe | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,617 in-state · $22,067 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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 Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 25 | 101 | $929k | 989 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 11 | $38k | — | 53% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 38 | 44 | $460k | 1000 | 58% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 50 | 54 | $703k | — | 100% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 58 | 65 | $130k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 58 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 31 | $204k | — | 96% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 18 | $51k | — | 58% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 83 | 16 | $34k | — | 66% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 111 | 56 | $350k | — | 67% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 121 | 69 | $1.4M | 979 | 70% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 133 | 10 | $15k | — | 97% |
Other women's track & field programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 63 over cap | 108 | $1.1M | $10,401 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 15 over cap | 60 | $972k | $16,201 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 20 over cap | 65 | $954k | $14,678 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 56 over cap | 101 | $929k | $9,195 | 989 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University 39 over cap | 84 | $866k | $10,307 | 983 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University 21 over cap | 66 | $823k | $12,473 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 41 over cap | 86 | $705k | $8,200 | 955 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 32 over cap | 77 | $416k | $5,406 | — | vs | |
| University of North Alabama | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every United Athletic Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked