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Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference

Cedarville University Women's Cross Country

Cedarville, OH · the Yellow Jackets, Lady Jackets · Cedarville University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$171k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division II
$7,437
Per roster spot
median $7,450
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
63%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Cedarville University fields a women's cross country team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, well above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $171,067, well above the median of $81k — $7,437 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's cross country programs. The school gave $1,430,328 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,110 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).

Team budget$171k
Spend per player$7,437
Roster size23
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k
this programevery Division II women's cross country program

Roster sizes

137
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$171,067 for the year
  • Operating expenses$24,326 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,437 division median $7,450
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,430,328 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,110 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$35,049 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jeff Bolender head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Katie RuhlmanAssistant 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 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.
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%

Women's Cross Country

Full picture →
23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$171,067 $7,438 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,430,328
Recruiting spend, women's
$35,049
$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

Full picture →
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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Women'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——100095%
University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference19——100062%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference2110$61k—85%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference46——98951%
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——98588%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference55———51%

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

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Cedarville University23$171k$7,437—vs
Thomas More University10$38k$3,759—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 women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked