Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Women's Cross Country
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a women's cross country team in the Southland 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 $5,280,061 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,363 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$5,280,061 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,363 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,742 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 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 →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%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,280,061
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,742
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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Women'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
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 23 | $136k | — | 28% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | — | — | 961 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 9 | $54k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | — | — | 998 | 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 | — | — | 994 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 10 | $63k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 14 | $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 | — | — | 1000 | 89% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans room for 9 | 8 | $72k | $9,015 | 977 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| McNeese State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 968 | vs |
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