Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences
Messiah University Men's Cross Country
Mechanicsburg, PA · the Falcons · Messiah University overview
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Messiah University fields a men's cross country team in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (NCAA Division III). The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$21,756 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Fogelsanger head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →2,586undergraduates · 3,344 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 2,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $21,756
No team figures on file for this program yet.
Cost
Full picture →$29,882net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Messiah 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.
Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,882 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,586Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 24 | $116k | — | 43% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 13 | 8 | $6k | — | 96% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 20 | 23 | $35k | — | 94% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 28 | 25 | $47k | — | 75% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 36 | 14 | $42k | — | 32% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 37 | 9 | $22k | — | 95% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | — | — | 997 | 72% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 40 | 17 | $85k | — | 84% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 79% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Middle Atlantic Conferences
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSales University | 22 | $103k | $4,688 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 17 | $51k | $3,028 | — | vs | |
| Lebanon Valley College | 25 | $47k | $1,892 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 23 | $35k | $1,502 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 7 | $29k | $4,106 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 9 | $25k | $2,813 | — | vs | |
| Delaware Valley University | 9 | $25k | $2,739 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 12 | $20k | $1,654 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 5 | $6k | $1,274 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Arcadia University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham | — | — | — | 976 | vs | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Marywood University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Misericordia University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Middle Atlantic Conferences men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked