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Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Gannon University Women's Cross Country

Erie, PA · the Golden Knights · Gannon University overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$76k
Team budget
47th percentile in Division II
$5,878
Per roster spot
median $7,450
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Gannon University fields a women'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 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $76,424, about the median of $81k — $5,878 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's cross country programs. The school gave $2,567,382 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,579 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$76k
Spend per player$5,878
Roster size13
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k
this programevery Division II women's cross country program

Roster sizes

137
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster13 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$76,424 for the year
  • Operating expenses$20,125 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,878 division median $7,450
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,567,382 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,579 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$38,324 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rob Ahrens head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Courtney CornellAssistant Women's and Men's Cross Country Coachnot on file
Emma BidwellVolunteer Assistant 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 players191,733 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots1,152 101 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% 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.
2,920undergraduates · 4,548 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
77%admitted · of 6,331 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%

Women's Cross Country

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13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$76,424 $5,879 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,567,382
Recruiting spend, women's
$38,324
$23,942net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$57,635
Average net price$23,942
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,808
$30–48k$17,863
$48–75k$21,199
$75–110k$25,316
$110k and up$25,859
Tuition & fees
$37,951

Campus safety

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0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.80
Property0.24
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing189 · 34%
Business89 · 16%
Engineering52 · 9%
Biological sciences45 · 8%
Criminal justice & protective services30 · 5%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Gannon UniversityMercyhurst University · 2 miPennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College · 5 miAllegheny College · 33 miKent State University · 42 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 44 miThiel College · 52 miLake Erie College · 66 miGrove City College · 67 miWestminster College (Pennsylvania) · 71 miSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 74 miYoungstown State University · 76 miHiram College · 79 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference29$162k—83%
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference510$17k—96%
Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference33———59%
Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference42————
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference445$33k—79%
Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference52———71%
Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference66———64%
Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference67———73%
Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference716$23k—86%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference74———75%
Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League76——98780%
Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference79———93%

Other women's cross country programs in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Every Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked