Division I · Big West Conference
California Baptist University Men's Cross Country
Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
17
Roster
at the D-I cap of 17
$274k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$16,134
Per roster spot
median $13,101
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
92% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
California Baptist University fields a men's cross country team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $274,282, well above the median of $166k — $16,134 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,738,309 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,350 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).
#15Team budgetof 314 · Division I#20Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#12Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#158APRof 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$274,282 for the year
- Operating expenses$56,679 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,134 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,738,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,350 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$185,356 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stephanie Martin | Assistant Men's & Women's Cross Country / Track Coach | not on file |
| Alex Tebbe | Assistant Men's & Women's Cross Country / 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 →8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1717
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate989
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $274,282 $16,134 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,738,309
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $185,356
Cost
Full picture →$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,596 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | — | — | 1000 | 63% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 10 | $80k | — | 81% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 24 | $95k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 20 | $97k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 15 | $55k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 26 | 14 | $58k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 27 | — | — | 939 | 87% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 11 | $14k | 997 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 33 | — | — | — | 65% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University at cap | 17 | $274k | $16,134 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 8 over cap | 25 | $196k | $7,822 | 964 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 6 | 11 | $14k | $1,282 | 997 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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