University of Washington Women's Cross Country
University of Washington fields a women's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,984,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,210 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 Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,984,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,210 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$713,271 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Maurica Powell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Andy Powell | Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country | On file · sign in |
| Chris Kwiatkowski | Assistant Coach, Distances | On file · sign in |
| Sadie Van Arkel | Assistant Coach, Distances | not on file |
| Stephanie Bohannon | Director of Operations | 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,984,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $713,271
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,643 in-state · $41,997 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 23 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Washington
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Pacific University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Seattle University Division I · West Coast Conference | 3 | — | — | 993 | 76% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 36 | 8 | $45k | — | 81% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 49 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 94 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 145 | — | — | 986 | 95% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 148 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 149 | 11 | $171k | 984 | 91% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University 8 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,028 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Southern California | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked