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NCAA Division I · Big South Conference · North Carolina

Gardner-Webb track & field and cross country

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Type
Private
Undergraduates
1,856
Admission rate
77%
Graduation rate
48% finish within 6 years
Average yearly cost after aid
$21,150
Tuition
$36,350

Women’s team

Head coach Greg Thiel (Head Coach Track & Field/Cross Country) · source

International athletes on the men’s and women’s roster: 1 of 53 (checked 2026-10-29).

Women’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-29 · TFRRS team page
EventAthletesBest3rd bestMiddle of the team
100m1111.7512.0612.30
200m1423.8224.9026.19
400m1455.0657.3959.43
800m102:12.672:18.932:25.68
1500m54:40.304:48.324:48.32
5000m418:16.0718:49.17—
100m hurdles415.3516.34—
400m hurdles41:01.381:08.95—
High jump51.76m (5′ 9¼″)1.53m (5′ 0¼″)1.53m (5′ 0¼″)
Long jump76.13m (20′ 1¼″)5.77m (18′ 11¼″)5.41m (17′ 9″)
Triple jump112.59m (41′ 3¾″)——
Shot put414.60m (47′ 10¾″)11.02m (36′ 1¾″)—
Discus648.48m (159′ 0¾″)46.03m (151′ 0¼″)45.96m (150′ 9½″)
Hammer654.11m (177′ 6¼″)52.18m (171′ 2¼″)46.28m (151′ 10″)
Javelin542.63m (139′ 10¼″)35.15m (115′ 3¾″)35.15m (115′ 3¾″)
Weight throw (indoor)618.02m (59′ 1½″)16.33m (53′ 7″)14.47m (47′ 5¾″)
Heptathlon24726 pts——
Pentathlon (indoor)13417 pts——
Women’s recruiting standards published by Gardner-Webb (2023-10-25) · source · may be outdated
EventWalk-onScholarship
100m12.2512.15
200m25.5024.70
400m59.0057.25
800m2:22.002:18.00
1600m5:17.005:11.00
3200m11:25.0011:18.00
100m hurdles15.1014.80
300m hurdles47.45—
400m hurdles1:07.001:05.50
Long jump5.18m (17′ 0″)5.48m (17′ 11¾″)
Triple jump11.27m (36′ 11¾″)11.88m (38′ 11¾″)
High jump1.57m (5′ 1¾″)1.65m (5′ 5″)
Shot put11.27m (36′ 11¾″)12.19m (40′ 0″)
Discus36.50m (119′ 9″)41.15m (135′ 0″)
Javelin35.00m (114′ 10″)39.60m (129′ 11″)
Pole vault—3.81m (12′ 6″)
Heptathlon—4200 pts

Walk-on and scholarship lines. The chart's mile and 2-mile lines are stored as the 1600 and 3200.

Men’s team

Head coach Greg Thiel (Head Coach Track & Field/Cross Country) · source

International athletes on the men’s and women’s roster: 1 of 53 (checked 2026-10-29).

Men’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-29 · TFRRS team page
EventAthletesBest3rd bestMiddle of the team
100m610.5910.7010.75
200m521.5121.7021.70
400m1048.6049.6751.24
800m91:53.391:57.442:02.02
1500m74:10.384:18.654:21.74
5000m316:28.1417:16.27—
110m hurdles116.24——
400m hurdles253.93——
High jump22.04m (6′ 8¼″)——
Pole vault14.12m (13′ 6¼″)——
Long jump57.70m (25′ 3¼″)6.81m (22′ 4″)6.81m (22′ 4″)
Triple jump315.03m (49′ 3¾″)12.77m (41′ 10¾″)—
Shot put619.60m (64′ 3¾″)15.32m (50′ 3¼″)14.18m (46′ 6¼″)
Discus860.30m (197′ 10″)49.54m (162′ 6½″)45.81m (150′ 3½″)
Hammer562.50m (205′ 0¾″)56.08m (183′ 11¾″)56.08m (183′ 11¾″)
Javelin668.48m (224′ 8″)58.70m (192′ 7″)58.50m (191′ 11¼″)
Weight throw (indoor)820.00m (65′ 7½″)17.23m (56′ 6¼″)15.75m (51′ 8″)
Decathlon16035 pts——
Men’s recruiting standards published by Gardner-Webb (2023-10-25) · source · may be outdated
EventWalk-onScholarship
100m10.7010.60
200m21.9021.60
400m49.7048.90
800m1:57.001:55.00
1600m4:24.004:18.00
3200m9:40.009:30.00
110m hurdles15.1114.75
300m hurdles39.9038.00
400m hurdles57.5056.50
Long jump6.70m (21′ 11¾″)7.16m (23′ 6″)
Triple jump14.32m (46′ 11¾″)14.78m (48′ 6″)
High jump1.95m (6′ 4¾″)2.00m (6′ 6¾″)
Javelin51.00m (167′ 3¾″)54.80m (179′ 9½″)
Pole vault—4.70m (15′ 5″)
Decathlon—5500 pts

Walk-on and scholarship lines. The chart's mile and 2-mile lines are stored as the 1600 and 3200. Shot and discus are left out because the chart does not say which implement.

Athletics website: gwusports.com. Marks change every season: check the team’s own pages and talk to the coaches before deciding.