Division III · Empire 8
Russell Sage College Men's Cross Country
Troy, NY · the Chomper the Gator · Russell Sage College overview
5
Roster
2024–25 season
$35k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division III
$6,908
Per roster spot
median $3,124
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Russell Sage College fields a men's cross country team in the Empire 8 (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, well below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $34,542, about the median of $37k — $6,908 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#121Team budgetof 217 · Division III#10Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#197Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$34,542 for the year
- Operating expenses$4,196 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,908 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$28,606 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Marcello | Head Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Catherine Dacey | Assistant Cross Country and Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,080undergraduates · 2,064 students in all
Women 76% Men 24%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 1,655 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →5on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $34,542 $6,908 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $28,606
Cost
Full picture →$23,588net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,756
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →44%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 12 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Russell Sage College
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 program5 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,588 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 44%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,080Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 1 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 3 | 28 | $366k | 1000 | 71% | |
| University at Albany Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 14 | $31k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 13 | — | — | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | 28 | $106k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 17 | $26k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 50 | 12 | $29k | — | 52% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 64 | — | — | 987 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 65 | 25 | $83k | — | 10% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 69 | 2 | $10k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 88% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Empire 8
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Geneseo | 35 | $104k | $2,961 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Brockport | 47 | $90k | $1,914 | — | vs | |
| St. John Fisher University | 14 | $72k | $5,173 | — | vs | |
| Utica University | 15 | $58k | $3,882 | — | vs | |
| Hartwick College | 9 | $35k | $3,905 | — | vs | |
| Russell Sage College | 5 | $35k | $6,908 | — | vs | |
| Alfred University | 16 | $32k | $1,984 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | 10 | $21k | $2,098 | — | vs | |
| Keuka College | 8 | $18k | $2,304 | — | vs | |
| Houghton University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Nazareth University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Empire 8 men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked