Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Women's Cross Country
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a women's cross country team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,140,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,781 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,140,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,781 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$172,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Utesch head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Diana Hammerstone | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mark Will-Weber | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Gavin Richards | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christopher Torpey | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Put Lehigh University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,140,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $172,941
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 5 | 13 | $60k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Cedar Crest College Division III · United East Conference | 7 | 8 | $32k | — | 99% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | — | — | 998 | 31% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 24 | 6 | $24k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 33 | 4 | $6k | — | 86% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 35 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland at cap | 17 | $146k | $8,614 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Patriot League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked