Berea College Men's Cross Country
Berea College fields a men's cross country team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $35,912, about the median of $37k — $3,591 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$35,912 for the year
- Operating expenses$15,889 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,591 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$396 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas 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 players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $35,912 $3,591 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $396
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $49,326
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Berea College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 12 | — | — | 992 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 27 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 28 | 10 | $78k | — | 64% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 34 | — | — | 976 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 9 | $41k | — | 85% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 53 | 14 | $19k | — | 93% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 63 | — | — | 953 | 82% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 92 | — | — | 983 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | — | — | — | 99% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 101 | — | — | 993 | 96% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 57 | $84k | $1,477 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 11 | $62k | $5,671 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 22 | $56k | $2,547 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 11 | $50k | $4,546 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 9 | $41k | $4,595 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 10 | $36k | $3,591 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked