Division II · Mountain East Conference
West Liberty University · Athletics
West Liberty, WV · Rural · Public · Master's university · the Hilltoppers · Website ↗
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18
Programs on the site
of the sports West sponsors
527
Roster spots
$5.6M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$2.7M
Athletic aid
$886k women's · $1.8M men's
$23k
Recruiting spend
$13k women's · $10k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $252k | $7,875 | — | |
| Baseball | Mountain East Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $343k | $7,156 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $621k | $41,401 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $486k | $34,745 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mountain East Conference | 97 | — | 1 | $1.6M | $16,401 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $118k | $14,748 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 4 | — | 2 | $38k | $9,389 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $257k | $7,790 | — | |
| Softball | Mountain East Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $297k | $9,266 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain East Conference | 7 | — | 2 | $60k | $8,541 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain East Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $60k | $8,584 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 85 | — | 1 | $243k | $2,858 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 66 | — | 1 | $189k | $2,858 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain East Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $273k | $17,067 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mountain East Conference | 45 | — | 7 | $522k | $11,609 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Mountain East Conference | 18 | — | 3 | $235k | $13,036 | — |
The department
- Athletics directorBrad Forshey
- Sports informationScott Nolte
- NicknameHilltoppers
- NCAA member since9/1/1991
- Primary conferenceMountain East Conference
- Athletics sitehilltoppersports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$4,140 $886k across 214 spots
- Men's teams$5,283 $1.8M across 338 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#1Assistant pay, women'sof 297 · Division II#20Assistant pay, men'sof 295 · Division II#36Coaching depthof 297 · Division II
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