University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Women's Cross Country
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fields a women's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,389,306 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,298 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,389,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,298 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$239,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Picucci head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eddie Kurjak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Sawyer | 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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,389,306
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $239,068
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,144 in-state · $18,208 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 29 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 7 | 9 | $33k | — | 82% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 37 | 20 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 53 | 15 | $76k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | — | — | 942 | 66% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 79 | — | — | 977 | 83% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | — | — | 987 | 69% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 72% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University room for 3 | 14 | $225k | $16,063 | 979 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 8 over cap | 25 | $162k | $6,469 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked