Division I · Big West Conference
California Baptist University Women's Cross Country
Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
18
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 17
$75k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$4,146
Per roster spot
median $14,760
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
96% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
California Baptist University fields a women's cross country team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $74,640, well below the median of $162k — $4,146 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (14 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 994, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,919,754 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,161 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$74,640 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,800 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,146 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,919,754 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,161 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$188,674 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 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 →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%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1718
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $74,640 $4,147 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,919,754
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $188,674
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
Research California Baptist 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 program18 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
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | — | — | 979 | 63% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 12 | $80k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 17 | $468k | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 25 | $91k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 21 | $121k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 13 | $48k | — | 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 | $54k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 27 | — | — | 964 | 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 | 31 | $40k | 999 | 26% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 2 over cap | 19 | $185k | $9,721 | 989 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 1 over cap | 18 | $75k | $4,146 | 996 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 14 over cap | 31 | $40k | $1,295 | 999 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | — | — | 964 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | 997 | vs |
Every Big West Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked