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Division I · America East Conference

University of Maine Women's Track & Field

Orono, ME · the Black Bears · University of Maine overview
118
Roster
73 over the D-I cap of 45
$692k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$5,867
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
981
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

University of Maine fields a women's track & field team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $692,338, below the median of $939k — $5,867 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 73 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 981, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,704,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,191 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$692k
Spend per player$5,867
Roster size118
Coaching staff3
APR981

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

  • Roster118 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 73 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$692,338 for the year
  • Operating expenses$220,090 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,867 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,704,110 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,191 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$129,311 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Adam Ward head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Pablo EspitiaAssociate Head CoachOn 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

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.
9,267undergraduates · 11,760 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 13,995 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Women's Track & Field

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118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45118
73 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$692,338 $5,867 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,704,110
Recruiting spend, women's
$129,311
$18,237net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,572
Sticker, out-of-state$51,312
Average net price$18,237
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,800
$30–48k$13,707
$48–75k$16,408
$75–110k$20,101
$110k and up$21,756
Tuition & fees
$12,606 in-state · $35,346 out

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property0.30
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
72 over 2022–2024
14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business249 · 14%
Engineering228 · 13%
Education161 · 9%
Biological sciences124 · 7%
Natural resources & conservation105 · 6%

Research University of Maine

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

University of MaineHusson University · 8 miColby College · 54 miThomas College · 55 miUniversity of Maine, Farmington · 74 miBates College · 93 miBowdoin College · 94 miSaint Joseph's College (Maine) · 116 miUniversity of Southern Maine · 117 miUniversity of Maine at Presque Isle · 126 miUniversity of New England · 131 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference820$86k—86%
Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference5436$123k—7%
Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference5519$49k—97%
University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference7412$33k—98%
Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference93119$452k—13%
Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference94101$358k—8%
Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference11664$131k—82%
University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference11781$182k—79%
University of Maine at Presque Isle Division III · North Atlantic Conference1266$39k—97%
University of New England Division III · Conference of New England13131$99k—89%

Other women's track & field programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 25 over cap70$902k$12,880992vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell 86 over cap131$824k$6,287998vs
Bryant University 75 over cap120$790k$6,579984vs
University of New Hampshire 62 over cap107$784k$7,327998vs
Binghamton University 90 over cap135$703k$5,203998vs
University of Maine 73 over cap118$692k$5,867981vs
New Jersey Institute of Technology 5 over cap50$580k$11,607979vs
University at Albany 10 over cap55$548k$9,968979vs
University of Vermont 156 over cap201$458k$2,279997vs

Every America East Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked