Division I · Southern Conference
Tennessee Technological University Women's Cross Country
Cookeville, TN · the Golden Eagles · Tennessee Technological University overview
977
APR
97% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Tennessee Technological University fields a women's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,934,225 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,245 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 Rate977 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,934,225 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,245 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,367 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 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 →8,838undergraduates · 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%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,934,225
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,367
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.
Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, 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
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 53 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 70 | 11 | $164k | — | 70% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 20 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | — | — | 980 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 72 | — | — | 993 | 67% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 73 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 74 | — | — | 990 | 93% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 77 | — | — | 993 | 97% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 79 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | 9 | $33k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | — | — | 1000 | 46% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University room for 3 | 14 | $225k | $16,063 | 979 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 8 over cap | 25 | $162k | $6,469 | 988 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked