University of North Carolina Asheville Women's Cross Country
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a women's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,285,462 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,121 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 Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,285,462 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,121 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Puett head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Cerilli | Assistant Coach - Cross Country / Track & Field | 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 · Liberal arts college
- 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
- $1,285,462
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,556
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 6 | $27k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 14 | $392k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 7 | $139k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | — | — | 984 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | — | — | 994 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 25 | $162k | 988 | 87% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | — | — | 968 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 10 | $62k | 967 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | — | — | 1000 | 59% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian College room for 9 | 8 | $103k | $12,838 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Radford University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked