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Division II · Pacific West Conference

Vanguard University Women's Cross Country

Costa Mesa, CA · the Lions · Vanguard University overview
65%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Vanguard University fields a women's cross country team in the Pacific West Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,645,523 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,146 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k

Roster sizes

137

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,645,523 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,146 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$21,766 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Bryan Wilkins head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Josh CagwinAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Kate BaranskiAssistant Coachnot 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 II roster spots1,152 101 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
1,987undergraduates · 2,219 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Assemblies of God Church
65%admitted · of 3,422 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,645,523
Recruiting spend, women's
$21,766

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$20,273net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$57,550
Average net price$20,273
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,906
$30–48k$14,528
$48–75k$17,411
$75–110k$19,543
$110k and up$27,190
Tuition & fees
$39,950

Campus safety

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1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.04
Property0.89
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business88 · 18%
Psychology75 · 15%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation59 · 12%
Health professions & nursing54 · 11%
Education53 · 11%

Research Vanguard University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Vanguard UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine · 4 miConcordia University Irvine · 5 miChapman University · 9 miLong Beach State University · 15 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 15 miBiola University · 18 miWhittier College · 23 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 25 miCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona · 28 miUniversity of La Verne · 31 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 32 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 32 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference431$40k99926%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference5———60%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.914$54k—56%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference15——99447%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference15——96487%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference18———60%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.23———85%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association25———91%
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association28———74%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3113$48k—48%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association3212$138k—92%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3221$121k—7%

Other women's cross country programs in the Pacific West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Hawaii at Hilo6$104k$17,271—vs
Hawaii Pacific University9$88k$9,816—vs
Chaminade University8$70k$8,703—vs
Vanguard University————vs
Biola University————vs
Concordia University Irvine————vs
Dominican University of California————vs
Jessup University————vs
Point Loma Nazarene University————vs
Westmont College————vs

Every Pacific West Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked