University of Louisiana Monroe Women's Cross Country
University of Louisiana Monroe fields a women's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,087,837 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,427 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 Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,087,837 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,427 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$103,877 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| J.D Malone | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Lamb | Assistant Cross Country 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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,087,837
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $103,877
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,190 in-state · $21,290 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Louisiana Monroe
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | — | — | 1000 | 73% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 37 | — | — | 1000 | 24% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 71 | — | — | 987 | 25% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 75 | 9 | $25k | — | — | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | — | — | 998 | 94% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 86 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 97 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 103 | 13 | $119k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 110 | — | — | 989 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 111 | — | — | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 6 | $64k | — | 100% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $138k | $9,857 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| James Madison University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 985 | vs |
Every Sun Belt Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked