University of California, Santa Cruz Women's Track & Field
University of California, Santa Cruz fields a women's track & field team in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 103 players, well above the median of 39, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $262,035, well above the median of $84k — $2,544 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 338 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster103 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$262,035 for the year
- Operating expenses$149,394 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,544 division median $2,075
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$18,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Klech head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,927 338 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $262,035 $2,544 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $18,870
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of California, Santa Cruz
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 25 | 18 | $65k | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 26 | 78 | $858k | 946 | 80% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 34 | $281k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 41 | $1.8M | 993 | 4% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 36 | $309k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 34 | $274k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 58 | 87 | $1.8M | 986 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 58 | 32 | $179k | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 116 | $2.1M | 996 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 72 | 20 | $153k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · Independent | 76 | 66 | $501k | — | 97% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 103 | $262k | $2,544 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 66 | $122k | $1,851 | — | vs | |
| Christopher Newport University | 28 | $113k | $4,042 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary Washington | 45 | $96k | $2,126 | — | vs | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte | 39 | $51k | $1,314 | — | vs | |
| Regent University | 6 | $29k | $4,845 | — | vs | |
| Alverno College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked