The Ohio State University Women's Cross Country
The Ohio State University fields a women's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 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 Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalind Joseph head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sara Mason Vergote | Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance / Mid-Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Joel Brown | Assistant Coach - Hurdles / Sprints | On file · sign in |
| Travis Coleman | Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Diego Flaquer | Assistant Coach - Sprints / Hurdles | On file · sign in |
| Matt Bigelow | Assistant Coach for Track & Field | On file · sign in |
| Fred Barends | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,816,950
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,244,066
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The Ohio State 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 13 | $44k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 23 | $171k | — | 63% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | — | — | — | 46% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 10 | $61k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | — | — | 1000 | 95% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 65 | — | — | 1000 | 62% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University 8 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,028 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Southern California | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked