Men's Cross Country

Aurora University

NCAA D3 · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL

$17.6k

Avg net price

60%

Grad rate

The program

Shane Gillespie, Head coach · sgillespie@aurora.edu

Assistants: Deedee Colon Maldonado (Assistant Coach) · Jeff Fellers · Kayla Schiera (Assistant Coach)

The roster · 2026

6 on the roster2 So2 Jr2 Sr

Brady Root

Jr.

Rock Falls, Ill.

Edwin Amaro

Sr.

Elgin, Ill.

Dayton Beatty

So.

Armando Acosta

Sr.

Aurora, Ill.

Sir Emmett-Lee Nelson

Jr.

Drew Kocsis

So.

Oswego, Ill.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Other2 of 6 graduating

Where they're from

Illinois 4Other 2

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$14.5k/yr

$30-48k$14.1k/yr

$48-75k$15.4k/yr

$75-110k$19.3k/yr

$110k+$24.6k/yr

SAT 25-75%

900-1150

Grad rate

60%

Admit rate

81%

Enrollment

Also in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

Benedictine University Dominican University Illinois Institute of Technology Lakeland University Marian University Milwaukee School of Engineering Rockford University Wisconsin Lutheran College

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