Manchester University Women's Cross Country
Manchester University fields a women's cross country team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $43,181, above the median of $35k — $4,318 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$43,181 for the year
- Operating expenses$8,138 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,318 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$20,917 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Cashdollar head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Church of Brethren
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $43,181 $4,318 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $20,917
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,090
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Manchester 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 35 | 14 | $153k | 984 | 86% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | — | — | 995 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 54 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 21 | $39k | — | 85% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 59 | — | — | 1000 | 72% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | — | — | 1000 | 50% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 73 | — | — | 1000 | 92% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 84 | — | — | 986 | 86% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 86 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 88 | — | — | 986 | 85% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 88 | — | — | 997 | 81% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 16 | $83k | $5,208 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 17 | $77k | $4,543 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 10 | $43k | $4,318 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 13 | $39k | $3,026 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 6 | $34k | $5,671 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 11 | $25k | $2,261 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked