Division I · Horizon League
Purdue University Fort Wayne Women's Cross Country
Fort Wayne, IN · the Mastodons · Purdue University Fort Wayne overview
14
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 17
$153k
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$10,913
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Purdue University Fort Wayne fields a women's cross country team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $152,786, about the median of $162k — $10,913 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,559,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,062 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).
#26Team budgetof 346 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#19Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#275APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$152,786 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,761 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,913 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,559,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,062 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$75,632 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Combs head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carissa Combs | Assistant Coach - Distance & Steeple | On file · sign in |
| Mercedes Sarver | Assistant Coach - Distance | On file · sign in |
| Luke Valdevit | Assistant Coach - Distance & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Riley Tate | Assistant Coach - 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 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 →8,110undergraduates · 8,874 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 6,466 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1714
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $152,786 $10,913 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,559,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $75,632
Cost
Full picture →$12,619net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,254 in-state · $22,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Purdue University Fort Wayne
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.
Women's Cross Country program14 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$12,619 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 10 | $43k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 21 | $39k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 62 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 61% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 65 | — | — | 1000 | 72% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 71 | 21 | $28k | — | 73% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | — | — | 995 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 72 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 76 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 78 | — | — | 983 | 81% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 7 | 10 | $402k | $40,237 | 985 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 3 | 14 | $153k | $10,913 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 3 | 14 | $152k | $10,824 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Wright State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs |
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