Division I · Patriot League
College of the Holy Cross Women's Cross Country
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross fields a women's cross country team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,475,741 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,314 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,475,741 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,314 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$164,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Egetta Alfonso head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Stephanie Reilly | Head Cross Country 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 →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,475,741
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $164,875
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 12 | $37k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 7 | $21k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 2 | $10k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 11 | $33k | — | 85% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | 7 | $16k | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 13 | $29k | — | 90% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 26 | — | — | 1000 | 66% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | 15 | $74k | — | 14% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 20% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland at cap | 17 | $146k | $8,614 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Lehigh University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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