Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
St. Olaf College Men's Cross Country
Northfield, MN · the Oles · St. Olaf College overview
42
Roster
2024–25 season
$115k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division III
$2,732
Per roster spot
median $3,124
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
52%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
St. Olaf College fields a men's cross country team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, well above the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $114,778, well above the median of $37k — $2,732 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#9Team budgetof 217 · Division III#128Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#6Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$114,778 for the year
- Operating expenses$33,446 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,732 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$35,793 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Kopnick head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,074undergraduates · 3,074 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →52%admitted · of 5,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1470
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $114,778 $2,733 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $35,793
Cost
Full picture →$27,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,970
Campus safety
Full picture →4.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Research St. Olaf College
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.
Men's Cross Country program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions52% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,074Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 22% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | — | — | — | 28% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 33 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 34 | 11 | $23k | — | 75% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 12 | $48k | — | 77% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 35 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 7 | $37k | — | 92% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | — | — | — | 63% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf College | 42 | $115k | $2,732 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 13 | $59k | $4,507 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 16 | $55k | $3,439 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 12 | $48k | $4,030 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 24 | $44k | $1,816 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | — | — | — | — | vs |
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