Division I · Mid-American Conference
Ball State University Women's Cross Country
Muncie, IN · the Cardinals · Ball State University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Ball State University fields a women's cross country team in the Mid-American 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 $4,039,187 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,477 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$4,039,187 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,477 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$293,629 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Wheatley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Riggs | Assistant Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rachel Nichwitz | Assistant Cross Country / Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Athena Steel | Track and Field Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Mahnensmith | Director of Internal Operations / Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kenli Nettles | Director of External Operations / Assistant 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 →14,874undergraduates · 20,440 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 28,668 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,039,187
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $293,629
Cost
Full picture →$13,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,758 in-state · $28,766 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 28 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Ball 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.
Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 6 | $34k | — | 74% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 48 | — | — | 986 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 50 | — | — | 997 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 10 | $43k | — | 91% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 14 | $153k | 984 | 86% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 73 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 73 | — | — | 1000 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 77 | — | — | 1000 | 95% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 81 | — | — | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Akron | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University | — | — | — | 986 | vs |
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