Wayne State University (Michigan) Women's Track & Field
Wayne State University (Michigan) fields a women's track & field team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 98 players, well above the median of 55, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $694,413, well above the median of $287k — $7,085 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $2,240,283 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,044 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 255 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster98 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$694,413 for the year
- Operating expenses$138,876 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,085 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,240,283 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,044 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,424 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Lofdahl head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nate Miller | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Celine Freeman-Gibb | Assistant Coach (Throws) | On file · sign in |
| Brenden Marcum | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 II roster spots16,520 255 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- 57%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $694,413 $7,086 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,240,283
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,424
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,464 in-state · $33,158 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Wayne State University (Michigan)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 5 | 86 | $633k | 987 | 80% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 23 | 90 | $753k | 978 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 29 | 138 | $1.3M | 984 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 159 | $3.4M | 989 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 56 | 94 | $1.3M | 985 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 60 | 72 | $127k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 74 | 92 | $865k | 979 | 81% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 76 | 199 | $2.5M | 996 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 28 | $63k | — | 33% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 86 | 138 | $527k | — | 80% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 86 | 107 | $191k | — | 83% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 180 | $1.2M | $6,422 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 98 | $694k | $7,085 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 88 | $596k | $6,769 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 104 | $454k | $4,366 | — | vs | |
| Northern Michigan University | 50 | $443k | $8,865 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 69 | $322k | $4,671 | — | vs | |
| Lake Superior State University | 66 | $270k | $4,087 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 36 | $252k | $6,990 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 103 | $245k | $2,380 | — | vs | |
| Michigan Technological University | 20 | $144k | $7,216 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 31 | $113k | $3,649 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked