University of Missouri-Kansas City Women's Cross Country
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).
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 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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Benaud Shirley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clif Mitchell | Assistant 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,788,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $95,875
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,734 in-state · $30,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 23 | $129k | — | 69% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 36 | — | — | 995 | 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 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 114 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 118 | 15 | $194k | — | 100% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 133 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other women's cross country programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| North Dakota State University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of North Dakota | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every The Summit League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked