by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Aurora University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Aurora is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
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The Aurora men’s cross country team carries 11 student athletes.
The Aurora women’s cross country team fields 15 players.
Across both rosters, Aurora carries 26 cross country athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Aurora sponsors, cross country ranks #13 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Shane Gillespie.
The women’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. The head coach is Shane Gillespie.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 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 Aurora men’s cross country program reported $62,330 in revenue against $62,330 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $812 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,936 per team.
The Aurora women’s cross country program reported $65,161 in revenue against $65,161 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $697 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,458 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $62,330 to the women’s $65,161 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #13 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Aurora places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.