Division I · Southern Conference
Tennessee Technological University Men's Cross Country
Cookeville, TN · the Golden Eagles · Tennessee Technological University overview
8
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 17
$223k
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$27,817
Per roster spot
median $13,101
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
97% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Tennessee Technological University fields a men's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, well below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $222,538, above the median of $166k — $27,817 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,413,272 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,238 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#22Team budgetof 314 · Division I#9Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#54Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#124APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$222,538 for the year
- Operating expenses$31,664 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,817 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,413,272 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,238 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$189,933 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Dalton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lisa Wickham | 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 players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →8,838undergraduates · 10,117 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 8,772 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 178
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate993
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $222,538 $27,817 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,413,272
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $189,933
Cost
Full picture →$15,138net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,084 in-state · $20,116 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee Technological University
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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,138 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,838Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 53 | — | — | 1000 | 68% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 70 | 17 | $131k | — | 70% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 11 | $40k | — | 51% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 72 | — | — | 990 | 67% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 73 | 12 | $550k | — | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 74 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 77 | — | — | 988 | 97% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 79 | 13 | $172k | 993 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | 13 | $33k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | — | — | 1000 | 46% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University room for 1 | 16 | $352k | $22,005 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 9 | 8 | $223k | $27,817 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 4 | 13 | $172k | $13,249 | 993 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 17 | $133k | $7,802 | 995 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
Every Southern Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked