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Division I · Big Sky Conference

Utah Tech University Softball

St. George, UT · the Trailblazers · Utah Tech University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$874k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$38,006
Per roster spot
median $46,727
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant

Utah Tech University fields a softball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $874,144, below the median of $1.1M — $38,006 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $1,390,604 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,318 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$874k
Spend per player$38,006
Roster size23
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$874,144 for the year
  • Operating expenses$316,412 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$38,006 division median $46,727
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,390,604 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,318 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$103,693 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Randy Simkins head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jared AndersonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Chris NorrisAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Bridget KruckAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball 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.
12,481undergraduates · 12,567 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
24%
23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Team expenses
$874,144 $38,006 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,390,604
Recruiting spend, women's
$103,693
$15,488net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,664
Sticker, out-of-state$35,234
Average net price$15,488
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,977
$30–48k$12,352
$48–75k$14,697
$75–110k$18,288
$110k and up$19,640
Tuition & fees
$6,074 in-state · $17,642 out

Campus safety

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0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.89
Property0.53
In residence halls
10 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing295 · 24%
Business197 · 16%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation132 · 11%
Visual & performing arts96 · 8%
Psychology76 · 6%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Utah Tech UniversitySouthern Utah University · 48 miUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas · 111 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Southern Utah University Division I · Big Sky Conference4820$709k96880%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Division I · Mountain West Conference11121$1.3M98496%

Other softball programs in the Big Sky Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Montana room for 421$1.2M$56,615973vs
Portland State University room for 124$1M$43,298990vs
Weber State University at cap25$947k$37,889994vs
Idaho State University room for 124$900k$37,495940vs
Utah Tech University room for 223$874k$38,006—vs
University of Northern Colorado 1 over cap26$873k$33,590968vs
Southern Utah University room for 520$709k$35,457968vs

Every Big Sky Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked