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Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference

Cedarville University Men's Cross Country

Cedarville, OH · the Yellow Jackets, Lady Jackets · Cedarville University overview
36
Roster
2024–25 season
$172k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division II
$4,777
Per roster spot
median $7,179
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
63%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Cedarville University fields a men's cross country team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $171,991, well above the median of $87k — $4,777 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $1,279,917 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,336 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 97 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$172k
Spend per player$4,777
Roster size36
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$8k$432k
this programevery Division II men's cross country program

Roster sizes

136
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster36 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$171,991 for the year
  • Operating expenses$17,827 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,777 division median $7,179
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,279,917 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,336 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$17,533 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Paul Orchard head coachHead CoachOn 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 II roster spots1,285 97 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 190 0.53% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
4,916undergraduates · 5,374 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Baptist
63%admitted · of 5,382 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1360
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%

Men's Cross Country

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36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$171,991 $4,778 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,279,917
Recruiting spend, men's
$17,533
$27,047net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$49,604
Average net price$27,047
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,956
$30–48k$18,952
$48–75k$20,141
$75–110k$25,138
$110k and up$28,319
Tuition & fees
$36,078

Campus safety

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0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.47
Property0.16
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing135 · 15%
Business113 · 13%
Engineering90 · 10%
Education84 · 9%
Theology64 · 7%

Research Cedarville University

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Cedarville UniversityCentral State University · 4 miWittenberg University · 13 miWright State University · 13 miUniversity of Dayton · 19 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 21 miThe Ohio State University · 46 miMiami University (Ohio) · 47 miCapital University · 49 miOhio Dominican University · 49 miOtterbein University · 53 miXavier University · 54 miOhio Wesleyan University · 55 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.4———46%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference13———91%
Wright State University Division I · Horizon League13——99595%
University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference1917$335k99562%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference2111$62k—85%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference46——100051%
Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference47————
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference49———73%
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference49———85%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference53———83%
Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference54——100088%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference55———51%

Other men's cross country programs in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Cedarville University36$172k$4,777—vs
Thomas More University9$31k$3,476—vs
Ashland University————vs
Hillsdale College————vs
Lake Erie College————vs
Malone University————vs
Northwood University————vs
Ohio Dominican University————vs
Tiffin University————vs
University of Findlay————vs
Ursuline College————vs
Walsh University————vs

Every Great Midwest Athletic Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked