Here we dig into Cross Country at Coker University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Coker plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of South Atlantic Conference.
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The Coker men’s cross country team lists 8 student athletes.
The Coker women’s cross country team carries 8 student athletes.
Combined, Coker carries 16 cross country athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Coker reports, cross country sits at #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 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Eugene Galloway.
The women’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Eugene Galloway.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Coker men’s cross country program generated $51,479 in revenue against $51,479 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,271 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,166 per team.
The Coker women’s cross country program reported $46,389 in revenue against $46,389 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $646 in operating expense per athlete, or $5,168 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $51,479 to the women’s $46,389 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #13 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.