Division I · Sun Belt Conference
James Madison University Women's Cross Country
Harrisonburg, VA · the Dukes · James Madison University overview
995
APR
100% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
James Madison University fields a women's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,174,991 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,071 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,174,991 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,071 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$409,013 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebekah Ricksecker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Wimer | Associate Director of Business Operations <br><span style="font-size:0.85em;"><strong>ASSIGNED SPORTS< / strong> – Football, Field Hockey, Track & Field, Cross Country< / span> | 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 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →21,006undergraduates · 22,758 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 35,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1320
ACT middle 50%25 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,174,991
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $409,013
Cost
Full picture →$26,317net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,576 in-state · $30,790 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research James Madison 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,317 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,006Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 2 | 10 | $32k | — | 100% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 7 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | 5 | $22k | — | — | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | — | — | 995 | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 54 | — | — | 993 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 26 | $163k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 55 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 62 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 63 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 71 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | — | — | — | 82% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $138k | $9,857 | 1000 | vs | |
| James Madison University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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