Southwest Baptist University Track and field and cross country

Association: NCAA D2
Conference: GLVC
Teams: Men & women Indoor, outdoor, cross country
Location: United States
Tuition & fees, 2025–26: From $31,500 USD
Undergraduates: 2,664

Overview

About Southwest Baptist

Southwest Baptist University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division II (D2) as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). The Bearcats train at Robert W. Plaster Stadium (400m indoor track). Southwest Baptist is in Bolivar, Missouri, with 2,664 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $31,500 USD.

Teams

Bearcats track and field and cross country

Men's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Men's cross country: Team site
Women's track and field: Indoor and outdoorTeam site
Women's cross country: Team site

Recruiting standards

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Coaching staff

Corey McElhaneyHead Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
Sterlen PaulAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
Mike McIntoshAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
Shepherd MillerXC/T&F Graduate Assistant
Kimone PaulVolunteer Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
Christine McElhaneyVolunteer Assistant Track and Cross Country
Scott McNealVolunteer Assistant Track and Cross Country

Campus and facilities

Established: 1878
Website: sbuniv.edu

Facilities

Academics

SBU offers average class sizes on 24 students and more than 80 areas of academic study to explore.

Language

English is the language of instruction at Southwest Baptist.

Fields of study

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Admissions and graduation

Graduated within six years: 43%

Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Cost

Tuition and fees, 2025–26

In-state and out-of-state: $31,500 USD
International (same as out-of-state): $31,500 USD

Full cost for a first-year student

Cost of attendance, 2024–25: $43,607 USD
Average net price, 2024–25: $21,174 USD

Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.