Division I · Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State University Women's Cross Country
Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
983
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bowling Green 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 983, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,264,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,555 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 Rate983 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,264,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,555 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,026 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 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 →14,014undergraduates · 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%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate983
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,264,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,026
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.
Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, 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
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 20 | — | — | 988 | 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 | 21 | $28k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | — | — | 994 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 63 | — | — | 996 | 18% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 73 | 21 | $39k | — | 85% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | — | — | — | 82% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Ball State University | — | — | — | 1000 | 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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