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Division II · Sunshine State Conference

Eckerd College Men's Cross Country

St. Petersburg, FL · the Tritons · Eckerd College overview
79%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Eckerd College fields a men's cross country team in the Sunshine State Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,770,115 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,543 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 budgets across the division

$8k$432k

Roster sizes

136

The program

  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,770,115 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$16,543 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$19,153 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Aaron King head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Gage KnightAssistant Coachnot 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

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

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1,986undergraduates · 1,986 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
79%admitted · of 4,664 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1336
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%

Men's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,770,115
Recruiting spend, men's
$19,153

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$40,122net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$69,092
Average net price$40,122
Net price by family income
$0–30k$26,746
$30–48k$28,782
$48–75k$30,034
$75–110k$32,127
$110k and up$37,419
Tuition & fees
$50,374

Campus safety

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7.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent7.75
Property0.88
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
46%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Biological sciences199 · 46%
Natural resources & conservation52 · 12%
Business47 · 11%
Psychology34 · 8%
Social sciences27 · 6%

Research Eckerd College

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Eckerd CollegeUniversity of Tampa · 21 miUniversity of South Florida · 29 miFlorida Southern College · 50 miSaint Leo University · 50 miFlorida Gulf Coast University · 103 miStetson University · 124 miFlorida Institute of Technology · 128 miUniversity of Florida · 135 miEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 142 miBethune-Cookman University · 144 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference21———41%
University of South Florida Division I · American Conference29——99441%
Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference50———59%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference509$9k—72%
Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference1039$272k97877%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference12411$306k100086%
Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference128———63%
University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference135——99224%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference142———66%
Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.14414$117k943100%

Other men's cross country programs in the Sunshine State Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Palm Beach Atlantic University16$189k$11,804—vs
Barry University10$158k$15,769—vs
Saint Leo University9$9k$1,026—vs
Eckerd College————vs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida)————vs
Florida Institute of Technology————vs
Florida Southern College————vs
Lynn University————vs
Nova Southeastern University————vs
University of Tampa————vs

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