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Division I · Pac-12 Conference

San Diego State University Women's Cross Country

San Diego, CA · the Aztecs · San Diego State University overview
992
APR
98% of players retained
34%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

San Diego State University fields a women's cross country team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,387,074 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,261 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).

APR992

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 957 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,387,074 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,261 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$263,926 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sheila Burrell head coachHead Coachnot on file
Shelia BurrellHead CoachOn file · sign in
Alrick MunroeAssistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator (Sprints / Hurdles)On file · sign in
Robert LusitanaAssistant Coach (Cross Country / Distance)not on file
Brad JohnsonAssistant Coachnot on file
Richard FoxAssistant Coach (Pole Vault)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.
34,050undergraduates · 39,241 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
34%admitted · of 82,800 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
78%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,387,074
Recruiting spend, women's
$263,926
$19,500net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$34,072
Sticker, out-of-state$45,952
Average net price$19,500
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,655
$30–48k$10,241
$48–75k$14,205
$75–110k$18,176
$110k and up$24,913
Tuition & fees
$8,290 in-state · $20,170 out

Campus safety

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0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.60
Property1.02
In residence halls
29 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,332 · 27%
Psychology669 · 8%
Social sciences662 · 8%
Engineering635 · 7%
Criminal justice & protective services542 · 6%

Research San Diego State University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

San Diego State UniversityUniversity of San Diego · 7 miPoint Loma Nazarene University · 11 miUniversity of California, San Diego · 12 miCalifornia State University, San Marcos · 25 miConcordia University Irvine · 74 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 75 miVanguard University · 78 miCalifornia Baptist University · 82 miChapman University · 84 miUniversity of California, Riverside · 84 miUniversity of Redlands · 89 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 90 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference7——100047%
Point Loma Nazarene University Division II · Pacific West Conference11———82%
University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference12———25%
California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association25———96%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference74———60%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference7531$40k99926%
Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference78———65%
California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference8218$75k99674%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.8414$54k—56%
University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference84——97963%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.8912$80k—81%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference90——96487%

Other women's cross country programs in the Pac-12 Conference

Every Pac-12 Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked