Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Methodist University Women's Cross Country
Dallas, TX · the Mustangs · Southern Methodist University overview
978
APR
96% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Southern Methodist University fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 994, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,058,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $61,840 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 Rate978 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,058,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$61,840 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$665,811 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 'A Havahla Haynes head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Austin Brobst | Assistant Coach / Director of Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Mort | Assistant Coach -- Multis | On file · sign in |
| Leo Settle | Assistant Coach -- Sprints / Hurdles / Relays | On file · sign in |
| Bridgette Owens | Director of Operations / Assistant Coach - Sprints / Hurdles | On file · sign in |
| Noah Beveridge | 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 →7,115undergraduates · 11,842 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 15,092 applicants
SAT middle 50%1320 – 1480
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate978
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,058,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $665,811
Cost
Full picture →$45,792net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,460
Campus safety
Full picture →0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Methodist University
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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 divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$45,792 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,115Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 10 | $32k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 10 | 11 | $34k | — | 65% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 13 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 21 | — | — | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of North Texas Division I · American Conference | 33 | — | — | 975 | 72% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 35 | — | — | 993 | 43% | |
| East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 84 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 92 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 94 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 96 | 15 | $147k | — | 92% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 122 | 8 | $35k | — | 41% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 18 | $879k | $48,825 | 995 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 972 | vs |
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