University of South Carolina Upstate Women's Track & Field
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a women's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 81 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $474,463, well below the median of $939k — $5,857 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 36 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 944, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,907,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,090 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
- Roster81 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 36 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$474,463 for the year
- Operating expenses$127,143 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,857 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate944 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,907,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,090 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carson Blackwelder head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| JC Suddeth | Assistant Coach: Throws | not on file |
| Hanoj Carter | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $474,463 $5,858 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,907,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,875
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 82 | $1.1M | 996 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 32 | $163k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 28 | $389k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 29 | $645k | 970 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 65 | $1.3M | 995 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 14 | $57k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 43 | $310k | — | 100% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 70 | $287k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 18 | $72k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | 83 | $419k | — | 75% |
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