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Division I · Southern Conference

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Women's Track & Field

76
Roster
31 over the D-I cap of 45
$369k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$4,849
Per roster spot
median $10,430
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

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 budget$369k
Spend per player$4,849
Roster size76
Coaching staff2
APR993

Team budgets across the division

$27k$5.1M
this programevery Division I women's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15269
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Steve Picucci head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Eddie KurjakAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Taylor SawyerAssistant CoachOn 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

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.
9,982undergraduates · 11,380 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 9,096 applicants
SAT middle 50%1005 – 1185
ACT middle 50%20 – 25
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
53%

Women's Track & Field

Full picture →
76on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4576
31 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
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
$13,801net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,546
Sticker, out-of-state$34,610
Average net price$13,801
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,492
$30–48k$9,682
$48–75k$12,478
$75–110k$17,332
$110k and up$16,862
Tuition & fees
$10,144 in-state · $18,208 out

Campus safety

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0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.91
Property1.36
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
29 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business446 · 21%
Psychology241 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation196 · 9%
Education148 · 7%
Engineering123 · 6%

Research University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaCovenant College · 7 miLee University · 26 miUniversity of the South · 37 miBerry College · 53 miShorter University · 55 miAlabama A&M University · 74 miTennessee Technological University · 79 miUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville · 79 miKennesaw State University · 81 miMiddle Tennessee State University · 81 miYoung Harris College · 83 miUniversity of North Georgia · 83 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South714$43k—82%
Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference2684$715k—72%
University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association3724$39k—51%
Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association53———62%
Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas5526$215k—97%
Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.7479$310k93866%
Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference7968$654k97483%
University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference79102$598k—74%
Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA81169$1.6M98669%
Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA8171$1.4M98168%
Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas8344$128k—64%
University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference8325$198k—72%

Other women's track & field programs in the Southern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Samford University 48 over cap93$1.4M$14,579974vs
Furman University 20 over cap65$1.3M$19,291995vs
Wofford College 37 over cap82$1.1M$13,212996vs
Tennessee Technological University 23 over cap68$654k$9,610974vs
Virginia Military Institute 45 over cap90$519k$5,771970vs
The Citadel 21 over cap66$494k$7,487986vs
Mercer University room for 1827$468k$17,321981vs
Western Carolina University 55 over cap100$405k$4,051967vs
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 31 over cap76$369k$4,849993vs
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3 over cap48$166k$3,461983vs
East Tennessee State University 4 over cap49$127k$2,591979vs

Every Southern Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked