Division I · United Athletic Conference
Austin Peay State University Women's Cross Country
Clarksville, TN · the Governors · Austin Peay State University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Austin Peay State University fields a women's cross country team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,024,708 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,124 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,024,708 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,124 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$138,519 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Asha Gibson-Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendall Muhammad | Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance) Assistant Cross Country Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 players191,733 2024-25
- Division I roster spots656 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 290 0.34% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,024,708
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $138,519
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
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, 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
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | — | — | 990 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 41 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | — | — | 980 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 43 | — | — | 993 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 11 | $164k | — | 70% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 54 | — | — | 983 | 86% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 59 | — | — | 993 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 73 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 85 | — | — | 975 | 87% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 11 | $53k | 978 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 102 | 10 | $33k | — | — |
Other women's cross country programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $217k | $15,489 | 995 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Tarleton State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | — | — | — | 958 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every United Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked