by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Columbus State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. CSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Peach Belt Conference.
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The CSU men’s cross country team fields 14 athletes.
The CSU women’s cross country team lists 10 student athletes.
Across both rosters, CSU carries 24 cross country athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports CSU reports, cross country sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Xavier Matthews.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Xavier Matthews.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 10 sports, cross country ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSU men’s cross country program generated $76,724 in revenue against $76,724 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $714 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,000 per team.
The CSU women’s cross country program brought in $56,306 in revenue against $56,306 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,000 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,000 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $76,724 to the women’s $56,306 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, cross country sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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