Johnson C. Smith University Men's Cross Country
Johnson C. Smith University fields a men's cross country team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $24,142, well below the median of $87k — $2,414 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $1,428,061 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,516 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$24,142 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,380 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,414 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,428,061 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,516 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$66,759 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Lawrence head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $24,142 $2,414 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,428,061
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $66,759
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,480
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Johnson C. Smith 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 8 | — | — | 949 | 80% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 10 | 26 | $171k | — | 90% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 18 | — | — | 993 | 14% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 23 | — | — | 962 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 46 | 10 | $62k | 994 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 63 | 17 | $205k | — | 64% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw University | 10 | $124k | $12,424 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 10 | $111k | $11,056 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 6 | $104k | $17,274 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 7 | $75k | $10,673 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 5 | $36k | $7,255 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 10 | $24k | $2,414 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 7 | $20k | $2,801 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 10 | $17k | $1,669 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 14 | $10k | $737 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked