College Cross Country Recruiting and Scouting

Our athletic scholarship recruiting and scouting service can help you when applying for college cross country scholarships. it doesn’t matter how good you are, to get recruited and be in line for cross country scholarships you need to let the the college coaches who you are and why you deserve to be recruited. You have to let them know that you will be an asset to their cross country program. COACHES AND SCOUTS CANNOT EVALUATE YOUR SPORTING POTENTIAL IF THEY DON’T KNOW YOU’RE OUT THERE.

Not all sports scholarships are full ride like football and basketball, so called “head count” sports; most are classed as “equivalency” sports, like college cross country. Put simply this means that coaches can” share” their allocation between a larger number of runners.

College cross country scouting is very competitive, you need to remember that the cross country scouts are looking for athletes that have future potential. If you attend a college track or cross country camp you will increase your chances of being scouted by cross country recruiters.

There are 302 division 1 and 223 division 2 colleges that offer college cross country scholarships for men. A total of 6,641.46 cross country scholarships in the NCAA alone. For women’s cross-country the total number in the NCAA is 8,901.

You should be aware that the above figures also include, in most cases, track and field scholarships; both outdoor and indoor.

Many fine young athletes are overlooked each year because they didn’t submit their athletic scholarship resume to the “right” colleges or left out vital information. It’s also a fact that many colleges simply don’t allocate all of their Cross country recruiting funds because “suitable” athletes didn’t approach them.

The NCAA allows each division 1 track and field / cross country program 12.69 scholarships for men and 18 for women. In division 2 the ratio is 12.6 scholarships for men and 12.6 for women.

As a High School runner you should be aware that the standard of cross country running at college level is very high. I would recommend that you attend a few meet’s to gauge the actual intensity of running at this level. Remember that only the absolute top runners will be approached with offers.

Most athletes will have to market themselves. You can try to do this yourself or use our recruiting service.

IMPORTANT: You are not breaching any NCAA or NAIA rules by using our recruiting and scouting service to submit your cross country resume.

NCAA Cross Country History