Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech University Men's Cross Country
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978
APR
97% of players retained
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana Tech University fields a men's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,415,527 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,772 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 Rate978 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,415,527 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,772 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$627,593 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Johnson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Halle McClintock | Assistant Coach (Distance) | 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 →10,401undergraduates · 11,427 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 9,263 applicants
SAT middle 50%1045 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate978
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,415,527
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $627,593
Cost
Full picture →$12,593net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,125 in-state · $16,866 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,593 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,401Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 4 | — | — | 990 | 24% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | — | — | 1000 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 60 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 88 | 6 | $18k | — | — | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 99 | — | — | 998 | 25% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 29 | $432k | — | 69% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 121 | 16 | $47k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 124 | — | — | 998 | 58% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 133 | — | — | 948 | 88% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 7 | 10 | $75k | $7,484 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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