McKendree University Women's Wrestling
McKendree University fields a women's wrestling team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, well above the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $609,222, well above the median of $285k — $12,962 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's wrestling programs. The school gave $3,281,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,651 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 33 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$609,222 for the year
- Operating expenses$74,564 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,962 division median $12,962
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,281,590 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,651 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$100,877 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexio Garcia head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pauline Granados | Assistant Women's Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Viktorya Torres | Assistant Women's Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Nate Smalling | Assistant Women's Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Rozell Baker | Women's Wrestling Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Caleb Guise | Assistant Women's Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Jordan Alcala | Assistant Women's Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Bruce Robinson | Assistant Wrestling Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players74,064 2024-25
- Division II roster spots762 33 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 97 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the women's wrestling 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Women's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $609,222 $12,962 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,281,590
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $100,877
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $34,070
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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.
Women's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood University Division I · Independent | 39 | 23 | $263k | — | 66% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 47 | 3 | $37k | — | 80% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 96 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 116 | 10 | $76k | — | 78% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 124 | 27 | $511k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 137 | 5 | $56k | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 148 | 8 | $69k | — | 88% |
Other women's wrestling programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Michigan University | 28 | $706k | $25,209 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 47 | $609k | $12,962 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 27 | $511k | $18,920 | — | vs | |
| Grand Valley State University | 22 | $413k | $18,770 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 26 | $296k | $11,398 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 16 | $167k | $10,412 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 10 | $150k | $15,029 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Valley Conference women's wrestling program · Women's Wrestling budgets ranked