Division I · Southland Conference
LSU New Orleans Men's Cross Country
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9
Roster
room for 8 under the cap of 17
$62k
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$6,907
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
LSU New Orleans fields a men's cross country team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $62,169, well below the median of $166k — $6,907 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 8 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $981,860 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,091 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).
#56Team budgetof 314 · Division I#55Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#52Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#199APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 8
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$62,169 for the year
- Operating expenses$17,132 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,907 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$981,860 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,091 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$45,000 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton O'Callaghan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Philip Redrick | Associate Head Coach - Sprints | On file · sign in |
| Courtney Ware | Assistant Coach - Jumps / Sprints | 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 →5,476undergraduates · 6,601 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 7,253 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1320
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 179
room for 8
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $62,169 $6,908 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $981,860
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $45,000
Cost
Full picture →$11,190net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,172 in-state · $14,008 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research LSU New Orleans
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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,190 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,476Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 7 | — | — | 986 | 15% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 41 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 47 | — | — | 952 | 96% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 72 | — | — | 997 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 75 | — | — | 906 | 50% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 117 | — | — | 983 | 89% | |
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 122 | 10 | $75k | 1000 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 124 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 143 | — | — | 998 | 25% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans room for 8 | 9 | $62k | $6,907 | 984 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University | — | — | — | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| McNeese State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University | — | — | — | 952 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 948 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 957 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 990 | vs |
Every Southland Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked