Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Women's Cross Country
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
1000
APR
98% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a women's cross country team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,568,104 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,801 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,568,104 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,801 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,547 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Evans head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Wolfe | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erin Wykoff | Assistant 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 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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,568,104
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,547
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | — | — | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | — | — | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 6 | $33k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 6 | $38k | — | 58% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | — | — | — | 84% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University | — | — | — | 966 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Morehead State University | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University | — | — | — | 992 | vs |
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