by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at California State University-Chico, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Chico State competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The Chico State men’s cross country team fields 28 student athletes.
The Chico State women’s cross country team carries 26 players.
Combined, Chico State fields 54 cross country athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Chico State reports, cross country comes in at #3 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. The head coach is Gary Towne.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Gary Towne.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 9 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 Chico State men’s cross country program reported $212,165 in revenue against $171,186 in expenses, netting $40,979. Per athlete, that is about $1,088 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,450 per team.
The Chico State women’s cross country program generated $240,688 in revenue against $169,124 in expenses, for a surplus of $71,564. This comes to about $1,081 in operating expense per athlete, or $28,108 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $212,165 to the women’s $240,688 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, cross country ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Chico State places on one of our 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.