by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at California Baptist University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal Baptist competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Western Athletic Conference.
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The Cal Baptist men’s cross country team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 13. The most recent cohort included 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cal Baptist women’s cross country team fields 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 15. Academic data covers 72 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Cal Baptist fields 35 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Cal Baptist sponsors, cross country ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Sean Smith.
The women’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Sean Smith.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Baptist men’s cross country program reported $303,782 in revenue against $274,282 in expenses, a net profit of $29,500. Per athlete, that is about $3,334 in operating expense per athlete, or $56,679 per team.
The Cal Baptist women’s cross country program brought in $104,140 in revenue against $74,640 in expenses, netting $29,500. This comes to about $3,600 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,800 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $303,782 to the women’s $104,140 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (989 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 92% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 941 (996 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 962 and the women 941.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 977, cross country lands below the pack at 952.
When Cal Baptist earns a spot on a 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.