Division I · Southland Conference
LSU New Orleans Women's Cross Country
New Orleans, LA · the Privateers · LSU New Orleans overview
8
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 17
$72k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$9,015
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
977
APR
100% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
LSU New Orleans fields a women's cross country team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, well below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $72,123, well below the median of $162k — $9,015 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,097,306 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,250 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$72,123 for the year
- Operating expenses$17,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,015 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,097,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,250 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women'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 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 →5,476undergraduates · 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%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 178
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate977
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $72,123 $9,015 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,097,306
- Recruiting spend, women'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.
Women's Cross Country program8 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
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 7 | — | — | 978 | 15% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 41 | — | — | 975 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 47 | — | — | 939 | 96% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 72 | — | — | 1000 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 75 | — | — | 945 | 50% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 100 | — | — | 984 | 99% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 117 | — | — | 985 | 89% | |
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 122 | 14 | $138k | 1000 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 124 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 143 | — | — | 987 | 25% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans room for 9 | 8 | $72k | $9,015 | 977 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| McNeese State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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