Division I · Sun Belt Conference
University of South Alabama Women's Track & Field
Mobile, AL · the Jaguars · University of South Alabama overview
41
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 45
$404k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$9,857
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Alabama fields a women's track & field team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $404,137, well below the median of $939k — $9,857 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,205,168 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,285 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).
#300Team budgetof 348 · Division I#188Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#318Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#57APRof 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
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$404,137 for the year
- Operating expenses$49,436 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,857 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,205,168 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,285 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,202 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Brueske head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Parker Cowles | Cross Country Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reagen Beal | Assistant Coach- Sprints / Hurdles / Horizontal Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Hanna-Mai Vaikla | Assistant Coach: Javelin / Multis | not on file |
| Lon Badeaux | Assistant Coach- Vertical Jumps / Multis | not on file |
| Lyndell Farmer | Assistant Coach - Pole Vault, Middle Distance | On file · sign in |
| Aaron James | Volunteer Coach | not on file |
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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.Campus
Full picture →8,914undergraduates · 13,768 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 12,593 applicants
SAT middle 50%1015 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4541
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $404,137 $9,857 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,205,168
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,202
Cost
Full picture →$13,613net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,676 in-state · $18,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of South Alabama
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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,613 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 2 | 31 | $271k | — | 59% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 80 | $891k | 983 | 99% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 122 | 17 | $299k | 942 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 127 | 122 | $1.7M | 988 | 15% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 131 | 21 | $289k | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 137 | 51 | $512k | 958 | 94% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 66 over cap | 111 | $2.2M | $19,596 | 984 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 24 over cap | 69 | $1.4M | $19,965 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 87 over cap | 132 | $1.3M | $10,050 | 982 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 55 over cap | 100 | $1.3M | $12,904 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 29 over cap | 74 | $1.2M | $16,805 | 966 | vs | |
| Marshall University 38 over cap | 83 | $1.2M | $14,370 | 986 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University 72 over cap | 117 | $1.1M | $9,302 | 977 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 27 over cap | 72 | $952k | $13,220 | 952 | vs | |
| Troy University 60 over cap | 105 | $947k | $9,020 | 985 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 49 over cap | 94 | $901k | $9,581 | 977 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 35 over cap | 80 | $891k | $11,137 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 14 over cap | 59 | $577k | $9,777 | 982 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 4 | 41 | $404k | $9,857 | 996 | vs |
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