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Division I · The Summit League

University of Missouri-Kansas City Women's Cross Country

Kansas City, MO · the Roos · University of Missouri-Kansas City overview
995
APR
100% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Missouri-Kansas City fields a women's cross country team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,788,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,155 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).

APR995

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,788,638 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,155 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$95,875 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Benaud Shirley head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Clif MitchellAssistant CoachOn 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.
10,149undergraduates · 15,277 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
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%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,788,638
Recruiting spend, women's
$95,875
$14,201net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,566
Sticker, out-of-state$46,366
Average net price$14,201
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,214
$30–48k$9,567
$48–75k$11,602
$75–110k$18,659
$110k and up$20,762
Tuition & fees
$12,734 in-state · $30,734 out

Campus safety

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0.48violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.48
Property2.31
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business313 · 20%
Health professions & nursing179 · 11%
Biological sciences171 · 11%
Engineering118 · 7%
Psychology115 · 7%

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.

Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

University of Missouri-Kansas CityRockhurst University · 1 miUniversity of Kansas · 36 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 49 miMissouri Western State University · 51 miWashburn University · 60 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 92 miEmporia State University · 96 miKansas State University · 108 miPittsburg State University · 114 miSouthwest Baptist University · 118 miUniversity of Missouri, Columbia · 121 miTruman State University · 133 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference123$129k—69%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference36——99588%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association49———69%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association51————
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association60————
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association92———86%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association96———98%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference108——100079%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association114———88%
Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference11815$194k—100%
University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference121——100077%
Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference133———80%

Other women's cross country programs in the The Summit League

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