Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Men's Cross Country
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
990
APR
99% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a men's cross country team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,291,310 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,003 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,291,310 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,003 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$118,584 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bovee head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jake Gillum | Assistant Coach (Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Claire Fuhlhage | Director of Operations, Assistant Coach | On 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 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 →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,291,310
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $118,584
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois State 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | — | — | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | — | — | 989 | 77% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 17 | $39k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | — | — | 992 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 8 | $48k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 83 | — | — | 989 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | 998 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 7 | $17k | — | 87% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville room for 1 | 16 | $111k | $6,907 | 962 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 7 | 10 | $95k | $9,544 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Belmont University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Drake University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Indiana State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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