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Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference

University of California, Santa Cruz Women's Track & Field

Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
103
Roster
2024–25 season
$262k
Team budget
94th percentile in Division III
$2,544
Per roster spot
median $2,075
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$262k
Spend per player$2,544
Roster size103
Coaching staff7

Team budgets across the division

$2k$958k
this programevery Division III women's track & field program

Roster sizes

3197
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
David Klech head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%

Women's Track & Field

Full picture →
103on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,306
Sticker, out-of-state$71,083
Average net price$16,526
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,472
$30–48k$10,114
$48–75k$13,001
$75–110k$18,786
$110k and up$32,674
Tuition & fees
$14,560 in-state · $45,337 out

Campus safety

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2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.76
Property0.99
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences758 · 16%
Biological sciences695 · 15%
Social sciences475 · 10%
Visual & performing arts469 · 10%
Psychology448 · 10%

Research University of California, Santa Cruz

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

University of California, Santa CruzSanta Clara University · 25 miSan Jose State University · 26 miCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay · 28 miMiddlebury College · 29 miStanford University · 31 miCalifornia State University, East Bay · 46 miSan Francisco State University · 55 miUniversity of San Francisco · 58 miSaint Mary's College of California · 58 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 62 miDominican University of California · 72 miCalifornia State University, Stanislaus · 76 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference2518$65k100044%
San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference2678$858k94680%
California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2834$281k—95%
Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference29————
Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference3141$1.8M9934%
California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association4636$309k—97%
San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association5534$274k—96%
University of San Francisco Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor5887$1.8M98651%
Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor5832$179k100089%
University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference62116$2.1M99612%
Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference7220$153k—96%
California State University, Stanislaus Division II · Independent7666$501k—97%

Other women's track & field programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of California, Santa Cruz103$262k$2,544—vs
Salisbury University66$122k$1,851—vs
Christopher Newport University28$113k$4,042—vs
University of Mary Washington45$96k$2,126—vs
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte39$51k$1,314—vs
Regent University6$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