by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Converse University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Converse is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The Converse men’s cross country team lists 17 players.
The Converse women’s cross country team carries 10 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Converse carries 27 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Converse reports, cross country comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’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. Leading the program is Roger Malonda.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Roger Malonda.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Converse men’s cross country program brought in $211,889 in revenue against $204,683 in expenses, a net profit of $7,206. This comes to about $1,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $17,222 per team.
The Converse women’s cross country program generated $155,708 in revenue against $145,148 in expenses, for a surplus of $10,560. Per athlete, that is about $1,169 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,688 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $211,889 to the women’s $155,708 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Converse earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.