U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Women's Cross Country
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy fields a women's cross country team in the Skyline Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, well below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $44,708, above the median of $35k — $7,451 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
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$44,708 for the year
- Operating expenses$11,399 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,451 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,374 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kayla Koelbel 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $44,708 $7,451 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,374
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $945
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 2 | 6 | $11k | — | 79% | |
| Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 7 | — | — | 1000 | 80% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | — | — | 987 | 56% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | — | — | 987 | 91% | |
| York College (New York) Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 5 | $9k | — | 59% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 55% | |
| Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 9 | 11 | $56k | — | 78% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 9 | 5 | $86k | — | 90% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 9 | — | — | 992 | 78% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 16 | $48k | — | 64% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 14 | $9k | — | 59% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Skyline Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University | 16 | $48k | $3,007 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 6 | $45k | $7,451 | — | vs | |
| St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. | 17 | $29k | $1,724 | — | vs | |
| St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn) | 17 | $29k | $1,724 | — | vs | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York | 6 | $25k | $4,122 | — | vs | |
| Manhattanville University | 7 | $23k | $3,322 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Old Westbury | 17 | $22k | $1,300 | — | vs | |
| Farmingdale State College | 16 | $16k | $1,029 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York Maritime College | 6 | $11k | $1,833 | — | vs | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | 14 | $9k | $652 | — | vs | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Skyline Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked