by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at East Tennessee State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ETSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
Use the links below to jump straight to any section:
The ETSU men’s cross country team lists 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 48 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The ETSU women’s cross country team lists 25 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 43. Academic data covers 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, ETSU fields 42 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports ETSU sponsors, cross country sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is George Watts.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is George Watts.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ETSU men’s cross country program reported $132,638 in revenue against $132,638 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,964 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,391 per team.
The ETSU women’s cross country program brought in $161,746 in revenue against $161,746 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,964 in operating expense per athlete, or $49,104 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $132,638 to the women’s $161,746 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (988 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 993.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, cross country grades out ahead at 996.
When ETSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.