Winthrop University Women's Track & Field
Winthrop University fields a women's track & field team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 82 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $533,892, well below the median of $939k — $6,510 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 37 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 981, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,636,126 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,645 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
- Roster82 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 37 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$533,892 for the year
- Operating expenses$97,843 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,510 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,636,126 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,645 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Raffael Craig head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aidan Fiol | Assistant Track & Field / Cross Country Coach | 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $533,892 $6,511 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,636,126
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,267
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Winthrop University
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 113 | $718k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 39 | $154k | — | 90% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 20 | $123k | — | 43% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 145 | $1.1M | 979 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 164 | $1.1M | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 99 | $676k | 991 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 29 | $645k | 970 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 32 | $163k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 82 | $1.1M | 996 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 81 | $474k | 944 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 83 | $419k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 53 | $70k | — | 95% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 68 over cap | 113 | $1.8M | $15,917 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $798k | $10,496 | 946 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 16 | 29 | $645k | $22,248 | 970 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 37 over cap | 82 | $534k | $6,510 | 981 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 36 over cap | 81 | $474k | $5,857 | 944 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 38 over cap | 83 | $453k | $5,456 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 15 | 30 | $447k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| Radford University 32 over cap | 77 | $365k | $4,740 | 981 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked