This page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Augsburg University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Augsburg plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Augsburg men’s cross country team lists 12 student athletes.
The Augsburg women’s cross country team fields 6 players.
Between the two teams, Augsburg fields 18 cross country athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Augsburg sponsors, cross country ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Nick Larson.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Nick Larson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 16 sports, cross country sits #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Augsburg men’s cross country program brought in $48,366 in revenue against $48,366 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $856 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,268 per team.
The Augsburg women’s cross country program brought in $42,761 in revenue against $42,761 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $856 in operating expense per athlete, or $5,134 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $48,366 to the women’s $42,761 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, cross country sits #11 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Augsburg places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.