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Division I · Southern Conference

Virginia Military Institute Women's Track & Field

Lexington, VA · the Keydets · Virginia Military Institute overview
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90
Roster
45 over the D-I cap of 45
$519k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$5,771
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
2 head · 2 assistant
970
APR
98% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Virginia Military Institute fields a women's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 90 players, about the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $519,444, well below the median of $939k — $5,771 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 45 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 970, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $993,776 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,134 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).

#272Team budgetof 348 · Division I#288Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#195Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#279APRof 348 · Division I
Team budget$519k
Spend per player$5,771
Roster size90
Coaching staff4
APR970

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

  • Roster90 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 45 over last season
  • Coaching staff2 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$519,444 for the year
  • Operating expenses$126,020 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,771 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 977 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$993,776 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,134 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$18,075 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
LaRon Bennett head coachHead Coachnot on file
Allen SinegalAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Elisabeth GailletAssistant Coachnot on file
Michael BozemanAssistant Coach - Emeritusnot on file
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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

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Campus

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1,560undergraduates · 1,560 students in all
Women 13% Men 87%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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82%admitted · of 1,171 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
82%

Women's Track & Field

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90on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4590
45 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$519,444 $5,772 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
2 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$993,776
Recruiting spend, women's
$18,075

Cost

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$17,229net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$34,824
Sticker, out-of-state$65,526
Average net price$17,229
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,152
$30–48k$5,980
$48–75k$10,551
$75–110k$16,055
$110k and up$25,359
Tuition & fees
$20,484 in-state · $51,186 out

Campus safety

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1.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.96
Property0.44
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 10 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences101 · 26%
Engineering84 · 22%
History44 · 11%
Psychology43 · 11%
Biological sciences30 · 8%

Research Virginia Military Institute

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 program90 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,229 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,560Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.96 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

Virginia Military InstituteWashington and Lee University · 0 miSouthern Virginia University · 6 miSweet Briar College · 25 miRandolph College · 28 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 30 miMary Baldwin University · 32 miLiberty University · 33 miHollins University · 41 miBridgewater College (Virginia) · 48 miRoanoke College · 48 miUniversity of Virginia · 54 miJames Madison University · 54 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.050$123k—17%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference661$179k—100%
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.25———72%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2842$93k—95%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.30106$224k—82%
Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3214$25k——
Liberty University Division I · Conference USA33162$2M98999%
Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.41———71%
Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4848$144k—91%
Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4835$46k—80%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference54130$3M99817%
James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference54111$2.2M98476%

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