COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY QUICK FACTS
⦿ College cross country has been around since 1938, making it one of the oldest college sports in America
⦿ A lot of cross country athletes also compete in the longer running distances on the track and field team
⦿ There are 316 men’s and 340 women’s cross country teams in NCAA Division 1
⦿ There are roughly 1,500 men’s and 1,500 women’s cross country teams across all divisions
⦿ Scholarship limit per team: D1 Men – 12.6, D2 Men – 12.6, D1 Women – 18, D2 Women – 18, NAIA Men & Women – 12, NJCAA Men & Women – 20
⦿ Some of the NCAA’s most successful teams are Stanford, Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin and Iowa State
