Division I · BIG EAST Conference
University of Connecticut Women's Cross Country
Storrs, CT · the Huskies · University of Connecticut overview
984
APR
98% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Connecticut fields a women's cross country team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,962,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,816 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 Rate984 multi-year; 939 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,962,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,816 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$618,702 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Alford-Sullivan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Selwyn Maxwell | Associate Head Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Women's Multi-Events) | On file · sign in |
| Jim Sullivan | Assistant Coach (Women's Pole Vault) | On file · sign in |
| Connor Mahoney-Ashberry | Assistant Coach (Middle Distance / Distance Running, Recruiting Coordinator) | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Jefcoat | Director of Operations & 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 →19,388undergraduates · 27,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 46,645 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,962,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $618,702
Cost
Full picture →$22,324net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,366 in-state · $43,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 38 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Connecticut
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 divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,324 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,388Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 23 | 2 | $10k | — | 88% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | — | — | — | 34% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 14 | $30k | 1000 | 83% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 25 | 8 | $33k | — | 83% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 17% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | — | — | 990 | 76% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | 8 | $9k | — | 88% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 32 | $90k | — | 38% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% |
Other women's cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University at cap | 17 | $453k | $26,641 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 985 | vs |
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