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Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Northern State University Women's Cross Country

Aberdeen, SD · the Wolves · Northern State University overview
93%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Northern State University fields a women's cross country team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $725,820 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,010 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k

Roster sizes

137

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teams$725,820 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,010 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$33,916 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Mary Garner head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Lynne DingmanDirector of TF & CC / Head Track & Field CoachOn 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 II roster spots1,152 101 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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

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2,932undergraduates · 3,521 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
93%admitted · of 1,082 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
55%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$725,820
Recruiting spend, women's
$33,916

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$16,873net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,345
Sticker, out-of-state$26,447
Average net price$16,873
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,560
$30–48k$14,226
$48–75k$16,444
$75–110k$19,236
$110k and up$18,673
Tuition & fees
$8,845 in-state · $11,947 out

Campus safety

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0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.81
Property0.18
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business57 · 24%
Education56 · 24%
Biological sciences41 · 17%
Psychology18 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation12 · 5%

Research Northern State University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Northern State UniversityUniversity of Jamestown · 102 miSouth Dakota State University · 114 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 126 miConcordia College, Moorhead · 128 miMinnesota State University Moorhead · 128 miNorth Dakota State University · 128 miUniversity of Mary · 140 miSouthwest Minnesota State University · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference102———94%
South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League114——99199%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference126———70%
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference12813$55k—63%
Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference128———53%
North Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League128——97196%
University of Mary Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference140———78%
Southwest Minnesota State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference150———69%

Other women's cross country programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Every Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked