Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Gannon University Men's Cross Country
Erie, PA · the Golden Knights · Gannon University overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$154k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division II
$11,807
Per roster spot
median $7,179
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Gannon University fields a men's cross country team in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $153,501, well above the median of $87k — $11,807 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $3,349,100 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,908 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).
#29Team budgetof 97 · Division II#24Spend per playerof 97 · Division II#34Roster 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$153,501 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,851 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,807 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,349,100 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,908 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$84,132 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Ahrens head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Courtney Cornell | Assistant Women's and Men's Cross Country Coach | not on file |
| Emma Bidwell | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rosie Williamson | Volunteer Assistant 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
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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,920undergraduates · 4,548 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 6,331 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $153,501 $11,808 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,349,100
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $84,132
Cost
Full picture →$23,942net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,951
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gannon 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,942 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,920Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 7 | $129k | — | 83% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 5 | 12 | $18k | — | 96% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 33 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 42 | — | — | — | — | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 44 | 11 | $39k | — | 79% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 71 | 10 | $23k | — | 86% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 74 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 76 | — | — | 970 | 80% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 79 | — | — | — | 93% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
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