Southwestern University (Texas) Women's Cross Country
Southwestern University (Texas) fields a women's cross country team in the Southern Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $63,062, well above the median of $35k — $6,306 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$63,062 for the year
- Operating expenses$25,814 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,306 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$31,274 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Sponsel head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $63,062 $6,306 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $31,274
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $50,858
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Southwestern University (Texas)
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.
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 25 | — | — | 994 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 32 | 14 | $36k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 54 | — | — | 998 | 89% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 71 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 9 | $54k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | — | — | 1000 | 63% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 92 | — | — | 961 | 88% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 94 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 95 | 23 | $136k | — | 28% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | — | — | — | 88% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southern Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) | 23 | $136k | $5,925 | — | vs | |
| Berry College | 15 | $76k | $5,095 | — | vs | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) | 10 | $63k | $6,306 | — | vs | |
| Maryville College (Tennessee) | 8 | $42k | $5,291 | — | vs | |
| University of the South | 20 | $41k | $2,039 | — | vs | |
| Centre College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Millsaps College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Oglethorpe University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Rhodes College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Southern Athletic Association women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked