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Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South

Belhaven University Women's Cross Country

Jackson, MS · the Blazers · Belhaven University overview
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Belhaven University fields a women's cross country team in the Collegiate Conference of the South (NCAA Division III). The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$4k$176k

Roster sizes

135

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$18,278 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Butch Ard head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Christi DeLaughterAssistant Coach - Track & Field / Cross CountryOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

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  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division III; 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

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1,452undergraduates · 3,616 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
53%admitted · of 2,156 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$18,278

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$22,145net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$40,245
Average net price$22,145
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,855
$30–48k$17,039
$48–75k$24,853
$75–110k$28,359
$110k and up$25,276
Tuition & fees
$29,195

Campus safety

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0.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.08
Property0.32
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business58 · 20%
Visual & performing arts43 · 14%
Health professions & nursing41 · 14%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation31 · 10%
Psychology27 · 9%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Belhaven UniversityMillsaps College · 1 miJackson State University · 3 miMississippi Christian University · 9 miAlcorn State University · 65 miMississippi Valley State University · 83 miThe University of Southern Mississippi · 84 miDelta State University · 104 miUniversity of Louisiana Monroe · 112 miMississippi State University · 112 miUniversity of West Alabama · 117 miSoutheastern Louisiana University · 126 miUniversity of Arkansas, Monticello · 130 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association1———49%
Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.3——98991%
Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference913$119k—49%
Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.65——98725%
Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.83——96051%
The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference84——98499%
Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference1046$64k—100%
University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference112——99575%
Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference112——97976%
University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference117———87%
Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference126——97594%
University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference1309$25k——

Other women's cross country programs in the Collegiate Conference of the South

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Asbury University15$65k$4,360—vs
Huntingdon College5$35k$6,913—vs
Covenant College9$33k$3,665—vs
Belhaven University————vs
Agnes Scott College————vs
LaGrange College————vs
Piedmont University————vs

Every Collegiate Conference of the South women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked