Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State University Men's Cross Country
Murray, KY · the Racers · Murray State University overview
10
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 17
$95k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$9,544
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Murray State University fields a men's cross country team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $95,448, well below the median of $166k — $9,544 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,599,370 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,900 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$95,448 for the year
- Operating expenses$16,972 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,544 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,599,370 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,900 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$291,965 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Kiesler head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →7,878undergraduates · 9,841 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 11,038 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1710
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $95,448 $9,545 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,599,370
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $291,965
Cost
Full picture →$9,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,708 in-state · $19,452 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Murray State 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,878Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 35 | — | — | 975 | 87% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 54 | 8 | $80k | 978 | 96% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 71 | 16 | $237k | — | 47% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 73 | 13 | $39k | — | — | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 82 | — | — | 972 | 79% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 90 | 12 | $550k | — | 6% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | — | — | 1000 | 90% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | — | — | 990 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 93 | 17 | $131k | — | 70% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 95% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville room for 1 | 16 | $111k | $6,907 | 962 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 7 | 10 | $95k | $9,544 | 1000 | vs | |
| Belmont University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Drake University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Illinois State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Indiana State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked