Overview
About Christopher Newport
Christopher Newport University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC). Head coach Daulton Teaford leads the Captains, who train at TowneBank Stadium (400m outdoor track) and Freeman Center (200m indoor track). Christopher Newport is in Newport News, Virginia, with 4,857 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $17,219 USD.
Teams
Captains track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Tyler WingardDirector of Track & Field/Cross Country - Head Cross Country Coach, Distance, Multis
- Daulton TeafordHead Coach for Track & Field/Cross Country - Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps
- Micheal HanksAssistant Coach - Jumps
- Ben MadrigalAssistant Coach
- Ian DorsVolunteer Assistant Coach - Distance
- Abby DorsVolunteer Assistant Coach - Distance
- Steve KastVolunteer Assistant Coach
- Jacob PhelpsStudent Assistant Coach
- Louis JohnsonCoach Emeritus
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at CNU
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Christopher Newport University →
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 75%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state
- $17,219 USD
- Out-of-state
- $31,440 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $31,440 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $34,411 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $22,310 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $14,139 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $14,136 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $16,385 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $20,433 USD
- Over $110,000
- $30,741 USD