Division II · Conference Carolinas
Converse University Men's Cross Country
Spartanburg, SC · the Valkyries · Converse University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$205k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division II
$12,040
Per roster spot
median $7,179
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
64%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Converse University fields a men's cross country team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $204,683, well above the median of $87k — $12,040 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $1,221,488 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,424 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).
#10Team budgetof 97 · Division II#23Spend per playerof 97 · Division II#20Roster sizeof 97 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$204,683 for the year
- Operating expenses$17,222 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,040 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,221,488 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,424 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$16,268 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Malonda head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →852undergraduates · 1,341 students in all
Women 77% Men 23%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 2,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1238
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $204,683 $12,040 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,221,488
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $16,268
Cost
Full picture →$19,438net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $23,096
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 88 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Converse 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,438 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 852Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 1 | — | — | 988 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 4 | — | — | 973 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 25 | 10 | $62k | 994 | 87% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 27 | 14 | $352k | — | 63% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 30 | — | — | 1000 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 34 | 11 | $92k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 49 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 7 | $29k | — | 40% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 50 | — | — | 962 | 75% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 51 | 11 | $158k | — | 61% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 53% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University | 14 | $352k | $25,158 | — | vs | |
| Converse University | 17 | $205k | $12,040 | — | vs | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 26 | $171k | $6,591 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 8 | $170k | $21,192 | — | vs | |
| Erskine College | 11 | $158k | $14,405 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 8 | $39k | $4,848 | — | vs | |
| Chowan University | 5 | $17k | $3,407 | — | vs | |
| Ferrum College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Francis Marion University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| King University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Lees-McRae College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Shorter University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Olive | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Young Harris College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Conference Carolinas men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked