Here we dig into Cross Country at Chatham University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Chatham plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
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The Chatham men’s cross country team fields 5 student athletes.
The Chatham women’s cross country team carries 9 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Chatham fields 14 cross country athletes — 5 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Chatham reports, cross country ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
The women’s cross country program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Vacant.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Chatham men’s cross country program brought in $27,737 in revenue against $27,737 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $127 in operating expense per athlete, or $635 per team.
The Chatham women’s cross country program brought in $31,249 in revenue against $31,249 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $683 in operating expense per athlete, or $6,147 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $27,737 to the women’s $31,249 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #10 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Chatham 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.