Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Maryland, College Park Women's Cross Country
College Park, MD · the Terrapins · University of Maryland, College Park overview
992
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Maryland, College Park fields a women's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,222,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,451 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 Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,222,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,451 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$596,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Valmon head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Rudy Winkler | Assistant Coach, Throws | not on file |
| Danielle Siebert | Head Coach of Cross Country & Associate Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Track & Field | On file · sign in |
| Lynn Smith | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kibwé Johnson | Throws Coach | not on file |
| Dezerea Bryant-Moore | Assistant Coach - Women's Sprints | On file · sign in |
| Alex Amankwah | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Dominic Berger | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Stephen Travers | Volunteer Coach - Sprints | not on file |
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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 →30,608undergraduates · 40,813 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 59,377 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,222,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $596,091
Cost
Full picture →$15,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Maryland, College Park
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 divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 30,608Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 6 | — | — | 987 | 35% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 6 | 8 | $36k | — | 61% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 7 | 14 | $140k | — | — | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | — | — | 1000 | 44% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 9 | — | — | 1000 | 47% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | — | — | 996 | 13% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | 10 | $19k | — | 84% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 11 | 7 | $40k | — | 81% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 22 | — | — | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 22 | — | — | 1000 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 25 | — | — | 1000 | 9% |
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 | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | — | — | 992 | 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 | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | 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 |
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