Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Men's Cross Country
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
987
APR
97% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a men's cross country team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 per roster spot.
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
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Morrison head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Megan Patterson | Assistant Track & Field / Cross Country Coach | 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.Campus
Full picture →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate987
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 10 | $122k | 995 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 7 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | — | — | 984 | 5% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | — | — | 1000 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 12 | $219k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 23 | 1 | $85k | — | — | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 11 | $99k | — | 90% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College 3 over cap | 20 | $487k | $24,366 | — | vs | |
| Siena University 11 over cap | 28 | $366k | $13,082 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 5 | 12 | $219k | $18,276 | 1000 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 6 | 11 | $166k | $15,113 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 7 | 10 | $122k | $12,213 | 995 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Canisius University | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Marist University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Rider University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University | — | — | — | 969 | vs |
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