by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Colby College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Colby competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Colby men’s cross country team fields 21 student athletes.
The Colby women’s cross country team fields 16 athletes.
Between the two teams, Colby fields 37 cross country athletes — 21 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports Colby sponsors, cross country ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jared Beers.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jared Beers.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 20 sports, cross country ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colby men’s cross country program brought in $127,089 in revenue against $127,089 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,550 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,545 per team.
The Colby women’s cross country program brought in $129,799 in revenue against $129,799 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,796 in operating expense per athlete, or $28,733 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $127,089 to the women’s $129,799 in revenue.
Among the school’s 20 sports, cross country sits #15 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Colby 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.