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Division I · Mid-American Conference

Ohio University Men's Cross Country

Athens, OH · the Bobcats · Ohio University overview

Ohio University fields a men's cross country team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I).

Among Division I men's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$14k$1.1M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

134

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sarah Pease head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jake PoynerAssistant Coach (XC, Distance)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 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.
1,149undergraduates · 1,149 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Community college
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
19%

Men's Cross Country

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$3,897net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
$0–30k$1,679
$30–48k$2,525
$48–75k$3,973
$75–110k$7,184
$110k and up$8,422
Tuition & fees
$6,178 in-state · $9,170 out

Campus safety

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0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.00
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Health professions & nursing9 · 35%
Public administration & social work8 · 31%
Biological sciences2 · 8%
Business2 · 8%
Communication & journalism2 · 8%

Research Ohio 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 programs within 150 miles

Ohio UniversityWheeling University · 15 miWest Liberty University · 21 miBethany College (West Virginia) · 24 miFranciscan University of Steubenville · 28 miWashington and Jefferson College · 39 miMuskingum University · 41 miWaynesburg University · 43 miRobert Morris University · 51 miMarietta College · 52 miMalone University · 56 miPoint Park University · 57 miDuquesne University · 58 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference15———75%
West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference21———72%
Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference242$26k—60%
Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2821$29k—72%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference39———82%
Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference4112$9k—82%
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference439$24k—92%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League5120$232k—91%
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference52———79%
Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference56———76%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference57———98%
Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference58——99579%

Other men's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Toledo room for 413$348k$26,760939vs
Central Michigan University room for 314$155k$11,0731000vs
Bowling Green State University room for 512$92k$7,6981000vs
Ohio University————vs
Eastern Michigan University———981vs
Kent State University————vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York———970vs
University of Akron———993vs
University of Massachusetts, Amherst———987vs

Every Mid-American Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked