Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Men's Cross Country
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
990
APR
100% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a men's cross country team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,597,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,262 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 Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,597,245 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,262 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$143,036 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Riedel head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lyn McDonald | Mental Skills Coach | On file · sign in |
| Xavier Rodriguez | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,597,245
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $143,036
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 28 | $150k | — | 28% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | — | — | 986 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 10 | $52k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | — | — | 979 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 68 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | — | — | 990 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 14 | $64k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 8 | $36k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division I · Southland Conference | 140 | — | — | 961 | 89% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans room for 8 | 9 | $62k | $6,907 | 984 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University | — | — | — | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| McNeese State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University | — | — | — | 952 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 948 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 957 | vs |
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