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Division II · Conference Carolinas

Lees-McRae College Women's Cross Country

Banner Elk, NC · the Bobcats · Lees-McRae College overview
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Lees-McRae College fields a women's cross country team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,177,489 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,541 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 budgets across the division

$8k$468k

Roster sizes

137

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,177,489 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,541 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$17,920 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ley Fletcher head coachHead 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

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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

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818undergraduates · 839 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
81%admitted · of 1,787 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
44%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,177,489
Recruiting spend, women's
$17,920

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$26,009net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$49,890
Average net price$26,009
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,829
$30–48k$21,139
$48–75k$20,899
$75–110k$26,761
$110k and up$29,115
Tuition & fees
$31,740

Campus safety

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5.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent5.86
Property0.37
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Biological sciences52 · 27%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation26 · 13%
Education21 · 11%
Public administration & social work20 · 10%
Business20 · 10%

Research Lees-McRae College

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Lees-McRae CollegeAppalachian State University · 11 miEast Tennessee State University · 29 miKing University · 33 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 42 miEmory & Henry University · 42 miMars Hill University · 44 miTusculum University · 50 miWarren Wilson College · 50 miUniversity of North Carolina Asheville · 54 miGardner-Webb University · 64 miThe University of Virginia's College at Wise · 68 miDavidson College · 74 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference11——99689%
East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference2925$162k98887%
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas33———54%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference42———81%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference42———96%
Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference44———78%
Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference507$139k—60%
Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference507$7k—78%
University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference54——99394%
Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference6410$62k96787%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference6813$92k—94%
Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference74——100014%

Other women's cross country programs in the Conference Carolinas

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
North Greenville University14$392k$28,001—vs
Converse University10$145k$14,514—vs
Emmanuel University (Georgia)7$118k$16,832—vs
Erskine College9$111k$12,375—vs
Barton College1$39k$38,788—vs
Belmont Abbey College20$39k$1,925—vs
Chowan University8$25k$3,104—vs
Lees-McRae College————vs
Ferrum College————vs
Francis Marion University————vs
King University————vs
Shorter University————vs
Southern Wesleyan University————vs
University of Mount Olive————vs
University of North Carolina at Pembroke————vs
Young Harris College————vs

Every Conference Carolinas women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked