Benedictine University (Illinois) Women's Cross Country
Benedictine University (Illinois) fields a women's cross country team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 3 players, well below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $3,550, well below the median of $35k — $1,183 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's cross country programs. The school gave $386,630 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $1,914 per roster spot.
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
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster3 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$3,550 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,023 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,183 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teams$386,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,914 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$16,129 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Shelley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,550 $1,183 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $386,630
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $16,129
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,546
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Benedictine University (Illinois)
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 2 | 13 | $78k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 6 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 15 | $65k | — | 85% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 10 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 8 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 9 | $20k | — | 55% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | — | — | 990 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 94% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 15 | $65k | $4,344 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 12 | $58k | $4,831 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 8 | $50k | $6,247 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 20 | $45k | $2,260 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 10 | $33k | $3,346 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 6 | $32k | $5,325 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 5 | $20k | $3,986 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 9 | $20k | $2,179 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 3 | $4k | $1,183 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked