California Lutheran University Men's Cross Country
California Lutheran University fields a men's cross country team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, about the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $35,335, about the median of $37k — $3,212 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
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$35,335 for the year
- Operating expenses$10,689 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,212 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$29,654 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Halvaks 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $35,335 $3,212 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $29,654
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $50,670
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research California Lutheran 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 16 | 18 | $264k | 998 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 27 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | — | — | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 13 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 43 | 16 | $142k | — | 3% | |
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 51 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 53 | — | — | 981 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 57 | 25 | $196k | 964 | 28% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | — | — | — | 79% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | 16 | $142k | $8,884 | — | vs | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 20 | $97k | $4,857 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 24 | $95k | $3,947 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 10 | $80k | $7,956 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 14 | $58k | $4,135 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 15 | $55k | $3,679 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 11 | $35k | $3,212 | — | vs | |
| Azusa Pacific University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked