by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Belmont Abbey College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. BAC plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The BAC men’s cross country team lists 26 players.
The BAC women’s cross country team carries 20 student athletes.
Combined, BAC fields 46 cross country athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports BAC sponsors, cross country sits at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Dan Finanger.
The women’s cross country program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Dan Finanger.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 16 sports, cross country ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The BAC men’s cross country program brought in $171,377 in revenue against $171,377 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $316 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,210 per team.
The BAC women’s cross country program generated $38,508 in revenue against $38,508 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $505 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,098 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $171,377 to the women’s $38,508 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, cross country sits #14 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When BAC earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.