University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Women's Track & Field
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fields a women's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 76 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $368,579, well below the median of $939k — $4,849 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 31 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 993, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,389,306 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,298 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
- Roster76 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 31 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$368,579 for the year
- Operating expenses$88,771 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,849 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,389,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,298 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$239,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Picucci head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eddie Kurjak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Sawyer | 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $368,579 $4,850 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,389,306
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $239,068
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,144 in-state · $18,208 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 29 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 7 | 14 | $43k | — | 82% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 26 | 84 | $715k | — | 72% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 37 | 24 | $39k | — | 51% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 53 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 26 | $215k | — | 97% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 79 | $310k | 938 | 66% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 79 | 68 | $654k | 974 | 83% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 102 | $598k | — | 74% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 169 | $1.6M | 986 | 69% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 71 | $1.4M | 981 | 68% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | 44 | $128k | — | 64% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 25 | $198k | — | 72% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University 48 over cap | 93 | $1.4M | $14,579 | 974 | vs | |
| Furman University 20 over cap | 65 | $1.3M | $19,291 | 995 | vs | |
| Wofford College 37 over cap | 82 | $1.1M | $13,212 | 996 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 23 over cap | 68 | $654k | $9,610 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 45 over cap | 90 | $519k | $5,771 | 970 | vs | |
| The Citadel 21 over cap | 66 | $494k | $7,487 | 986 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 18 | 27 | $468k | $17,321 | 981 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 55 over cap | 100 | $405k | $4,051 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 31 over cap | 76 | $369k | $4,849 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3 over cap | 48 | $166k | $3,461 | 983 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 49 | $127k | $2,591 | 979 | vs |
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