Division I · Big South Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Women's Track & Field
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
83
Roster
38 over the D-I cap of 45
$453k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$5,456
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
2 head · 5 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a women's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 83 players, below the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $452,890, well below the median of $939k — $5,456 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 38 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 988, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,285,462 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,121 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).
#291Team budgetof 348 · Division I#298Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#145APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster83 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 38 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$452,890 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,037 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,456 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,285,462 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,121 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Puett head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Neil Young | Assistant Track & Field / Cross Country Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kim Cannon | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Jason Cerilli | Assistant Coach - Cross Country / Track & Field | On file · sign in |
| Berfrantz Charles | Assistant Coach | On 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →83on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4583
38 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $452,890 $5,457 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,285,462
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,556
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 program83 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | 69 | $232k | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 14 | $57k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 28 | $389k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 25 | $135k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | 100 | $405k | 967 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 65 | $1.3M | 995 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 49 | $127k | 979 | 87% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 57 | $199k | — | 81% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 81 | $474k | 944 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 29 | $645k | 970 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | 82 | $1.1M | 996 | 59% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 68 over cap | 113 | $1.8M | $15,917 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $798k | $10,496 | 946 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 16 | 29 | $645k | $22,248 | 970 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 37 over cap | 82 | $534k | $6,510 | 981 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 36 over cap | 81 | $474k | $5,857 | 944 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 38 over cap | 83 | $453k | $5,456 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 15 | 30 | $447k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| Radford University 32 over cap | 77 | $365k | $4,740 | 981 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked