NCAA Division II · Mountain East · West Virginia

West Virginia State track & field and cross country

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Type: Public
Undergraduates: 1,321
Admission rate: 96%
Graduation rate: 36% finish within 6 years
Average yearly cost after aid: $13,624
Tuition: $9,570 in state · $14,990 out of state

Women’s team

Head coach Devonte Nesby (Head coach, Women’s Track, Outdoor) · source

International athletes on the women’s roster: 1 of 16 (checked 2026-10-30).

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
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	12	11.81	12.05	12.62
200m	10	24.07	24.72	25.22
400m	12	55.93	56.91	59.54
800m	5	2:19.80	2:35.54	2:35.54
1500m	4	5:08.70	5:25.96	—
100m hurdles	1	14.17	—	—
400m hurdles	2	1:05.64	—	—
High jump	1	1.45m (4′ 9″)	—	—
Shot put	2	11.63m (38′ 1¾″)	—	—
Discus	2	40.13m (131′ 8″)	—	—
Hammer	3	45.55m (149′ 5¼″)	32.40m (106′ 3½″)	—
Weight throw (indoor)	4	13.56m (44′ 5¾″)	11.34m (37′ 2½″)	—

Women’s recruiting standards published by West Virginia State (2026-05-18) · source
Event	Walk-on	Recruit	Target
100m	12.60	12.40	12.20
200m	26.20	25.40	24.90
400m	1:01.50	59.20	57.85
800m	2:25.00	2:20.00	2:18.00
1600m	5:23.11	5:18.14	5:16.15
3000m	10:45.00	10:40.00	10:35.00
5000m	19:00.00	18:50.00	18:40.00
Javelin	36.58m (120′ 0″)	41.15m (135′ 0″)	45.72m (150′ 0″)
Discus	36.58m (120′ 0″)	41.15m (135′ 0″)	44.20m (145′ 0″)
Shot put	10.97m (36′ 0″)	11.58m (38′ 0″)	12.19m (40′ 0″)
Hammer	38.10m (125′ 0″)	39.62m (130′ 0″)	44.20m (145′ 0″)
Weight throw (indoor)	11.58m (38′ 0″)	12.80m (42′ 0″)	13.72m (45′ 0″)
Long jump	5.03m (16′ 6″)	5.18m (17′ 0″)	5.49m (18′ 0″)
Triple jump	10.67m (35′ 0″)	11.43m (37′ 6″)	11.58m (38′ 0″)
High jump	1.52m (5′ 0″)	1.57m (5′ 2″)	1.60m (5′ 3″)

Walk-on, recruit and target metrics. Mile marks are stored as the same pace over 1600m. Men's throws use the chart's collegiate (transfer) marks in meters.

Men’s team

Head coach Devonte Nesby (Head coach, Men’s Track, Outdoor) · source

International athletes on the men’s roster: 1 of 20 (checked 2026-10-30).

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
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	15	10.56	10.76	11.10
200m	14	21.23	21.72	22.55
400m	13	47.67	49.88	50.83
800m	5	1:53.92	2:05.16	2:05.16
1500m	3	3:59.17	4:39.74	—
110m hurdles	3	14.90	20.57	—
400m hurdles	4	53.35	1:02.32	—
High jump	8	1.95m (6′ 4¾″)	1.90m (6′ 2¾″)	1.70m (5′ 7″)
Long jump	7	7.12m (23′ 4¼″)	6.88m (22′ 6¾″)	6.36m (20′ 10½″)
Triple jump	2	14.55m (47′ 8¾″)	—	—
Shot put	4	14.96m (49′ 1″)	14.25m (46′ 9″)	—
Discus	4	45.56m (149′ 5¾″)	44.83m (147′ 1″)	—
Hammer	4	46.76m (153′ 5″)	41.99m (137′ 9¼″)	—
Weight throw (indoor)	3	16.80m (55′ 1½″)	14.72m (48′ 3½″)	—

Men’s recruiting standards published by West Virginia State (2026-05-18) · source
Event	Walk-on	Recruit	Target
100m	11.20	10.90	10.70
200m	22.80	22.20	21.75
400m	51.20	49.90	48.85
800m	1:59.00	1:56.00	1:55.00
1600m	4:26.44	4:18.49	4:16.50
3000m	8:45.00	8:40.00	8:35.00
5000m	15:20.00	15:10.00	15:05.00
Javelin	47.24m (155′ 0″)	48.77m (160′ 0″)	53.34m (175′ 0″)
Discus	42.00m (137′ 9½″)	45.00m (147′ 7¾″)	48.00m (157′ 5¾″)
Shot put	13.80m (45′ 3¼″)	14.30m (46′ 11″)	15.00m (49′ 2½″)
Hammer	39.00m (127′ 11½″)	43.00m (141′ 1″)	47.00m (154′ 2½″)
Weight throw (indoor)	13.50m (44′ 3½″)	14.50m (47′ 6¾″)	15.50m (50′ 10¼″)
Long jump	6.40m (21′ 0″)	6.60m (21′ 8″)	6.86m (22′ 6″)
Triple jump	13.11m (43′ 0″)	13.72m (45′ 0″)	14.02m (46′ 0″)
High jump	1.88m (6′ 2″)	1.93m (6′ 4″)	1.98m (6′ 6″)

Walk-on, recruit and target metrics. Mile marks are stored as the same pace over 1600m. Men's throws use the chart's collegiate (transfer) marks in meters.

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