Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Morehead State University Women's Cross Country
Morehead, KY · the Eagles · Morehead State University overview
968
APR
96% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Morehead State University fields a women's cross country team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 994, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,505,062 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,408 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 937 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,505,062 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,408 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$46,922 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Dixon head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rob Springfield | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grayson Brookshire | Assistant Coach | 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 →8,058undergraduates · 8,618 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate968
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,505,062
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $46,922
Cost
Full picture →$10,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,838 in-state · $14,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,058Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 45 | 9 | $92k | — | — | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | 985 | 78% | |
| Marshall University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 57 | — | — | 984 | 96% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 11 | $25k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 59 | — | — | 985 | 92% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 13 | $39k | — | 33% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 71 | 15 | $65k | — | 64% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | 8 | $15k | — | 93% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 81 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 84 | 10 | $38k | — | 97% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 87 | — | — | 985 | 88% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University | — | — | — | 966 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University | — | — | — | 992 | vs |
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