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Division II · Mountain East Conference

West Virginia State University Men's Cross Country

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96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

West Virginia State University fields a men's cross country team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,814,417 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,457 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 97 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$8k$432k

Roster sizes

136

The program

  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,814,417 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,457 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$29,504 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Devonte Nesby head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Javien RalphAssistant Coach | Track & Field / Cross-CountryOn 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 players241,565 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots1,285 97 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 190 0.53% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

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3,322undergraduates · 3,458 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
96%admitted · of 4,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1073
ACT middle 50%16 – 22
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
34%

Men's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,814,417
Recruiting spend, men's
$29,504

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$10,878net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,617
Sticker, out-of-state$31,191
Average net price$10,878
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,962
$30–48k$11,652
$48–75k$12,283
$75–110k$13,633
Tuition & fees
$9,499 in-state · $15,219 out

Campus safety

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1.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.03
Property0.31
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business50 · 18%
Liberal arts & general studies37 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services34 · 12%
Education29 · 11%
Health professions & nursing22 · 8%

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

West Virginia State UniversityUniversity of Charleston (West Virginia) · 9 miMarshall University · 36 miGlenville State University · 63 miShawnee State University · 71 miMarietta College · 74 miConcord University · 78 miBluefield State University · 82 miMorehead State University · 92 miWest Virginia Wesleyan College · 93 miThe University of Virginia's College at Wise · 107 miVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · 108 miRadford University · 109 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Charleston (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference9———65%
Marshall University Division I · Sun Belt Conference36——96896%
Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference63————
Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference7117$158k——
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference74———79%
Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference78———90%
Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association8210$111k—87%
Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference92——95382%
West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference93———95%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference10715$68k—94%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference108——99357%
Radford University Division I · Big South Conference10912$164k94691%

Other men's cross country programs in the Mountain East Conference

Every Mountain East Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked