University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Track & Field
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 124 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,425,046, well above the median of $939k — $27,621 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 79 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 983, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,924,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,688 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
- Roster124 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 79 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,425,046 for the year
- Operating expenses$373,285 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,621 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,924,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,688 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$641,352 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Solinsky head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kareem Jackson | Associate Head Coach - Sprints, Hurdles, Horizontal Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Dave Astrauskas | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Nate Davis | Assistant Coach - Pole Vault, High Jump, Multi Events | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Watson | Assistant Coach - Middle Distance / Distance | 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,425,046 $27,621 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,924,356
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $641,352
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 2 | 15 | $26k | — | 95% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 63 | $64k | — | 83% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 44 | 61 | $127k | — | 57% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 59 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | 117 | $151k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 115 | $234k | — | 87% | |
| Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference | 60 | 30 | $54k | — | 84% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 69 | 8 | $11k | — | 67% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 70 | 22 | $49k | — | 79% | |
| Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 73 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 75 | 106 | $380k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 76 | 60 | $117k | — | 60% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked