University at Albany Women's Cross Country
University at Albany fields a women's cross country team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, well above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $27,969, well below the median of $162k — $1,331 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (14 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 960, about the median of 994, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 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
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$27,969 for the year
- Operating expenses$15,759 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,331 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary Cook head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Jones | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Venique Brown | Director of Operations | not on file |
| Amanda Chambers | Assistant Coach | 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
- 64%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $27,969 $1,332 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,851,038
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $139,678
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University at Albany
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 21 | $310k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 4 | $27k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 8 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | — | — | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 27 | $105k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 15 | $24k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 10 | $32k | — | 52% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 8 | $31k | — | 69% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 20% |
Other women's cross country programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany 4 over cap | 21 | $28k | $1,331 | 960 | vs | |
| Binghamton University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bryant University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Maine | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Vermont | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked