by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Alfred University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Alfred competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Empire 8.
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The Alfred men’s cross country team carries 16 athletes.
The Alfred women’s cross country team lists 11 players.
Combined, Alfred carries 27 cross country athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Alfred reports, cross country comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Matt Phillips.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Matt Phillips.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 19 sports, cross country sits #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Alfred men’s cross country program generated $33,960 in revenue against $31,757 in expenses, for a surplus of $2,203. That works out to about $702 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,228 per team.
The Alfred women’s cross country program reported $30,117 in revenue against $28,319 in expenses, for a surplus of $1,798. That works out to about $757 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,324 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $33,960 to the women’s $30,117 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, cross country sits #14 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.