Division I · The Summit League
University of Missouri-Kansas City Men's Cross Country
Kansas City, MO · the Roos · University of Missouri-Kansas City overview
988
APR
99% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Missouri-Kansas City fields a men's cross country team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,734,291 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,976 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 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 Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,734,291 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,976 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,525 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Benaud Shirley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clif Mitchell | 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 players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →10,149undergraduates · 15,277 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 5,802 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1540
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,734,291
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,525
Cost
Full picture →$14,201net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,734 in-state · $30,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.48violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Missouri-Kansas City
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.
Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,201 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,149Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.48 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 30 | $158k | — | 69% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 36 | — | — | 980 | 88% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 49 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 60 | — | — | — | — | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 92 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 96 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 108 | — | — | 986 | 79% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 114 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 118 | 22 | $194k | — | 100% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | — | — | 986 | 77% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 133 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other men's cross country programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| North Dakota State University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of North Dakota | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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