Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
University of North Carolina Wilmington Women's Track & Field
Wilmington, NC · the Seahawks · University of North Carolina Wilmington overview
80
Roster
35 over the D-I cap of 45
$327k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$4,083
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of North Carolina Wilmington fields a women's track & field team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 80 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $326,666, well below the median of $939k — $4,083 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 35 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 982, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,707,880 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,206 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).
#314Team budgetof 348 · Division I#320Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#229Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#209APRof 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
- Roster80 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 35 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$326,666 for the year
- Operating expenses$129,946 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,083 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,707,880 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,206 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,422 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Klaves head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Max Coleman | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donald Thomas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jaden Kingsley | 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 →14,494undergraduates · 17,987 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 17,370 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1360
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →80on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4580
35 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $326,666 $4,083 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,707,880
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,422
Cost
Full picture →$18,606net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,317 in-state · $22,985 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Wilmington
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 program80 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,606 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,494Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.96 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 69 | 92 | $712k | — | 78% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 117 | $1.1M | 977 | 80% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 82 | 83 | $234k | — | 92% | |
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 35 | $299k | — | 80% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 85 | 17 | $54k | — | 75% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 95 | 57 | $515k | 995 | 94% | |
| East Carolina University Division I · American Conference | 100 | 132 | $1.2M | 977 | 90% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 102 | 32 | $117k | — | 82% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 104 | 17 | $107k | — | 96% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 115 | 24 | $144k | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 117 | 114 | $2.6M | 1000 | 40% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 118 | — | — | — | 75% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 96 over cap | 141 | $1.6M | $11,581 | 995 | vs | |
| Elon University 107 over cap | 152 | $1.6M | $10,289 | 993 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 85 over cap | 130 | $1.4M | $10,946 | 984 | vs | |
| William & Mary 84 over cap | 129 | $1.4M | $10,493 | 998 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 37 over cap | 82 | $939k | $11,454 | 977 | vs | |
| Towson University 68 over cap | 113 | $917k | $8,113 | 967 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University 39 over cap | 84 | $583k | $6,939 | 989 | vs | |
| Campbell University 12 over cap | 57 | $515k | $9,038 | 995 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 16 | 29 | $428k | $14,755 | 937 | vs | |
| Hofstra University 72 over cap | 117 | $406k | $3,469 | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington 35 over cap | 80 | $327k | $4,083 | 982 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) room for 11 | 34 | $161k | $4,721 | 987 | vs |
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