Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Men's Cross Country
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
10
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 17
$62k
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$6,187
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
994
APR
98% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a men's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $61,875, well below the median of $166k — $6,187 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$61,875 for the year
- Operating expenses$42,135 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,187 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Thiel head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Roman Wright | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nigel Dos Santos | Assistant Coach / Distance 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 I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1710
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $61,875 $6,188 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | — | — | 973 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 17 | $205k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | — | — | 988 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 26 | $171k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 14 | $352k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | — | — | 962 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 10 | $24k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | — | — | 1000 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | — | — | 993 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University room for 5 | 12 | $164k | $13,678 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 6 | 11 | $92k | $8,371 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 994 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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