University of the Pacific Women's Cross Country
University of the Pacific fields a women's cross country team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $289,501, well above the median of $162k — $24,125 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,198,266 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,450 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
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$289,501 for the year
- Operating expenses$56,251 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,125 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,198,266 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,450 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$189,196 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Hoekstre | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andre Souza | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $289,501 $24,125 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,198,266
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $189,196
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $55,340
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of the Pacific
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 40 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 40 | — | — | 995 | 94% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 45 | 35 | $647k | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 45 | — | — | 1000 | 42% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 46 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 52 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 54 | — | — | 970 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 56 | 21 | $362k | 1000 | 44% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 58 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 18 | $879k | 995 | 4% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 64 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| University of California, Merced Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 65 | 11 | $95k | — | 39% |
Other women's cross country programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's College of California 18 over cap | 35 | $647k | $18,497 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola Marymount University room for 4 | 13 | $526k | $40,439 | 979 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 4 over cap | 21 | $362k | $17,233 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 5 | 12 | $290k | $24,125 | 992 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Seattle University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Portland | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of San Diego | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked