Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference
Ohio Northern University Men's Cross Country
Ada, OH · the Polar Bears · Ohio Northern University overview
40
Roster
2024–25 season
$35k
Team budget
46th percentile in Division III
$887
Per roster spot
median $3,124
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Ohio Northern University fields a men's cross country team in the Ohio Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, well above the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $35,497, about the median of $37k — $887 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's cross country programs. 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).
#117Team budgetof 217 · Division III#211Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#7Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$35,497 for the year
- Operating expenses$23,998 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$887 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$65,803 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Maus 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 →2,592undergraduates · 3,042 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 4,537 applicants
SAT middle 50%1173 – 1376
ACT middle 50%25 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $35,497 $887 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $65,803
Cost
Full picture →$26,396net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,600
Campus safety
Full picture →1.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Ohio Northern 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,396 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,592Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | — | — | 61% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 42 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 12 | $92k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 58 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 13 | $348k | 939 | 95% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 68 | — | — | 1000 | 51% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 69 | — | — | 995 | 95% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 70 | 36 | $172k | — | 63% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | 11 | $62k | $5,658 | — | vs | |
| Ohio Northern University | 40 | $35k | $887 | — | vs | |
| Muskingum University | 12 | $9k | $758 | — | vs | |
| Baldwin Wallace University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Capital University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Heidelberg University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Marietta College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Otterbein University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Union | — | — | — | — | vs |
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