Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
California State University, Chico Women's Cross Country
Chico, CA · the Wildcats · California State University, Chico overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$169k
Team budget
88th percentile in Division II
$6,504
Per roster spot
median $7,450
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
94%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
California State University, Chico fields a women's cross country team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, well above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $169,124, well above the median of $81k — $6,504 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's cross country programs. The school gave $377,127 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $2,433 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#13Team budgetof 101 · Division II#59Spend per playerof 101 · Division II#2Roster sizeof 101 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$169,124 for the year
- Operating expenses$28,108 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,504 division median $7,450
- Athletic aid, women's teams$377,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,433 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$11,454 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Towne head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Kruetzfeldt | Cross Country Assistant 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 II roster spots1,152 101 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →13,160undergraduates · 14,523 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 22,263 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $169,124 $6,505 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $377,127
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $11,454
Cost
Full picture →$15,187net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,064 in-state · $19,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California State University, Chico
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,187 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,160Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 82 | — | — | 1000 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 84 | — | — | 995 | 94% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 109 | — | — | 990 | 85% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 124 | 12 | $290k | 992 | 95% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 126 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 131 | 35 | $647k | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 139 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 142 | 16 | $182k | — | 99% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 143 | 10 | $106k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 144 | — | — | — | 97% |
Other women's cross country programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, San Bernardino | 17 | $468k | $27,519 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 16 | $182k | $11,366 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 26 | $169k | $6,504 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 12 | $138k | $11,509 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 10 | $106k | $10,594 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 11 | $95k | $8,666 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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