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Division I · Pac-12 Conference

Washington State University Women's Cross Country

Pullman, WA · the Cougars · Washington State University overview
977
APR
97% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Washington State University fields a women's cross country team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,794,337 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,023 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).

APR977

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,794,337 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,023 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$420,358 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Wayne Phipps head coachHead Coachnot on file
Cameron DeanAssistant Coach, Cross Country / Track & FieldOn file · sign in
Anna BearssAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Morgan RadelAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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.
21,923undergraduates · 26,490 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
85%admitted · of 26,166 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,794,337
Recruiting spend, women's
$420,358
$18,155net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,532
Sticker, out-of-state$46,608
Average net price$18,155
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,147
$30–48k$8,723
$48–75k$12,308
$75–110k$19,445
$110k and up$24,472
Tuition & fees
$12,997 in-state · $29,073 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property0.69
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
18 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,043 · 19%
Social sciences606 · 11%
Engineering541 · 10%
Biological sciences539 · 10%
Psychology531 · 10%

Research Washington State University

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

Washington State UniversityUniversity of Idaho · 7 miEdward Waters University · 56 miEastern Washington University · 56 miGonzaga University · 66 miWhitworth University · 72 miWhitman College · 72 miUniversity of Montana · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Idaho Division I · Big Sky Conference7——100079%
Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.56——99392%
Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference56——99392%
Gonzaga University Division I · Pac-12 Conference66——100076%
Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference7215$48k—87%
Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference72———50%
University of Montana Division I · Big Sky Conference150——100096%

Other women's cross country programs in the Pac-12 Conference

Every Pac-12 Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked