Methodist University Women's Cross Country
Methodist University fields a women's cross country team in the USA South Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $55,753, well above the median of $35k — $6,194 per roster spot, top quarter 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
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$55,753 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,904 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,194 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$31,701 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| William Helms 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $55,753 $6,195 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $31,701
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $39,664
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Methodist 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4 | 8 | $104k | — | 80% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 20 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 36 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 46 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 10 | $120k | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 46 | — | — | 1000 | 40% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 55 | — | — | 990 | 19% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 58 | 9 | $97k | 962 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | — | — | 1000 | 7% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 68 | 1 | $39k | — | 96% |
Other women's cross country programs in the USA South Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist University | 9 | $56k | $6,194 | — | vs | |
| Brevard College | 6 | $27k | $4,523 | — | vs | |
| Mary Baldwin University | 5 | $22k | $4,457 | — | vs | |
| Greensboro College | 4 | $7k | $1,662 | — | vs | |
| Meredith College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Pfeiffer University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Southern Virginia University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| William Peace University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every USA South Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked