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Division I · Coastal Athletic Association

Elon University Women's Cross Country

Elon, NC · the Phoenix · Elon University overview
986
APR
99% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Elon University fields a women's cross country team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,077,279 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,190 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).

APR986

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,077,279 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$20,190 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$193,419 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Mark Rinker head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Christian HubakerAssistant Coach (XC / T&F)not on file
Laura Igaune HillAssociate Head Coach (T&F) / Director of OperationsOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
6,402undergraduates · 7,207 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
67%admitted · of 18,791 applicants
SAT middle 50%1143 – 1305
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,077,279
Recruiting spend, women's
$193,419
$41,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$62,514
Average net price$41,849
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,108
$30–48k$23,103
$48–75k$32,133
$75–110k$37,712
$110k and up$48,382
Tuition & fees
$44,536

Campus safety

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2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.44
Property0.78
In residence halls
8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business431 · 29%
Communication & journalism287 · 19%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation109 · 7%
Psychology92 · 6%
Social sciences86 · 6%

Research Elon 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.

Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Elon UniversityNorth Carolina A&T State University · 15 miGreensboro College · 17 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 17 miGuilford College · 21 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 29 miHigh Point University · 29 miDuke University · 32 miAverett University · 33 miNorth Carolina Central University · 35 miWinston-Salem State University · 40 miSalem College (North Carolina) · 41 miWake Forest University · 43 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association15——100046%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference174$7k—92%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference17——98390%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.21———84%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference29——99019%
High Point University Division I · Big South Conference29——100077%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference32——10007%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.33———48%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.359$97k96290%
Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association408$43k—69%
Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference41———87%
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference43——97222%

Other women's cross country programs in the Coastal Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hampton University room for 107$428k$61,128932vs
College of Charleston (South Carolina) room for 413$161k$12,347993vs
Elon University———986vs
Campbell University———1000vs
Hofstra University———1000vs
Monmouth University———996vs
North Carolina A&T State University———1000vs
Northeastern University———988vs
Stony Brook University———980vs
Towson University———1000vs
University of North Carolina Wilmington———1000vs
William & Mary———1000vs

Every Coastal Athletic Association women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked