Division I · Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State University Men's Cross Country
Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
12
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 17
$92k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$7,698
Per roster spot
median $13,101
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bowling Green State University fields a men's cross country team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $92,382, well below the median of $166k — $7,698 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,020,679 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,640 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#48Team budgetof 314 · Division I#53Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#35Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#1APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$92,382 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,093 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,698 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,020,679 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,640 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$782,806 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lou Snelling head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rachel Rhynard | Associate Head Cross Country & Assistant Track 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 players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →14,014undergraduates · 17,027 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 18,629 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1230
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1712
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $92,382 $7,699 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,020,679
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $782,806
Cost
Full picture →$20,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,390 in-state · $21,378 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bowling Green 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.
Men's Cross Country program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 14,014Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 20 | 13 | $348k | 939 | 95% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 61% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 42 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 40 | $35k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | — | — | 981 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 63 | — | — | 994 | 18% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 73 | 46 | $86k | — | 85% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | 22 | $304k | — | 82% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toledo room for 4 | 13 | $348k | $26,760 | 939 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 3 | 14 | $155k | $11,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 5 | 12 | $92k | $7,698 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | — | — | — | 970 | vs | |
| University of Akron | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | — | — | — | 987 | vs |
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