Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Men's Cross Country
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
998
APR
98% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a men's cross country team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,656,932 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,889 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 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 Rate998 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,656,932 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,889 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,769 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Rosado head coach | Head Coach | On 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 I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate998
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,656,932
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,769
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois University
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 7 | $17k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 8 | $48k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | — | — | 989 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | — | — | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | 990 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | — | — | 1000 | 85% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood University room for 16 | 1 | $39k | $39,133 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Morehead State University | — | — | — | 953 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | — | — | — | 975 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked