University of Nebraska-Lincoln Women's Track & Field
University of Nebraska-Lincoln fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 122 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $3,691,809, well above the median of $939k — $30,260 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 77 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 985, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,591,586 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,592 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
- Roster122 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 77 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$3,691,809 for the year
- Operating expenses$740,337 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,260 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,591,586 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,592 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$772,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin St. Clair head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,691,809 $30,261 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,591,586
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $772,794
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,108 in-state · $27,748 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 3 | 102 | $147k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 47 | 98 | $708k | 978 | 87% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 50 | 51 | $200k | — | 72% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 100 | 82 | $318k | — | — | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 101 | 101 | $665k | — | 86% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 113 | 82 | $2.2M | 998 | 79% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 125 | 66 | $340k | — | — | |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 126 | 110 | $364k | — | 86% | |
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 134 | 132 | $637k | — | — | |
| University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 136 | 150 | $1M | 992 | 99% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 148 | 24 | $128k | — | 72% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 150 | 141 | $3.5M | 974 | 88% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked