Division I · United Athletic Conference
Austin Peay State University Men's Cross Country
Clarksville, TN · the Governors · Austin Peay State University overview
8
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 17
$80k
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$10,027
Per roster spot
median $13,101
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
978
APR
96% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Austin Peay State University fields a men's cross country team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, well below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $80,221, well below the median of $166k — $10,027 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,788,565 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,676 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#51Team budgetof 314 · Division I#40Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#54Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#235APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$80,221 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,384 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,027 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 850 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,788,565 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,676 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$367,663 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Asha Gibson-Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Victoria Gonzales | Assistant Cross Country / Track & Field Coach Distance | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Doyle | Assistant Coach Cross Country / Track & Field Coach Distance | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's cross country 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 →8,587undergraduates · 9,945 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,559 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1165
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 178
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate978
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $80,221 $10,028 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,788,565
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $367,663
Cost
Full picture →$14,679net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,675 in-state · $14,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Austin Peay State 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.
Men's Cross Country program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,679 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,587Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 41 | 12 | $550k | — | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 43 | — | — | 990 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 17 | $131k | — | 70% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 54 | 10 | $95k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 59 | — | — | 988 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 73 | — | — | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 85 | — | — | 975 | 87% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 16 | $111k | 962 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 102 | 13 | $39k | — | — |
Other men's cross country programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $174k | $12,433 | 978 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 9 | 8 | $80k | $10,027 | 978 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Tarleton State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia | — | — | — | — | vs |
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