by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Auburn University at Montgomery, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. AUM is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Gulf South Conference.
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The AUM men’s cross country team lists 14 players.
The AUM women’s cross country team lists 11 student athletes.
Combined, AUM fields 25 cross country athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 8 varsity sports AUM sponsors, cross country sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Thompson.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Thompson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 8 sports, cross country ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The AUM men’s cross country program brought in $230,684 in revenue against $230,684 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,988 in operating expense per athlete, or $27,827 per team.
The AUM women’s cross country program reported $235,902 in revenue against $235,902 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,150 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,650 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $230,684 to the women’s $235,902 in revenue.
Against the school’s 8 sports, cross country sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When AUM places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.