by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Fairfield University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Fairfield U is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Fairfield U men’s cross country team carries 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. Academic data covers 12 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Fairfield U women’s cross country team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 24. Academic data covers 19 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Fairfield U fields 26 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Fairfield U sponsors, cross country sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jake Jayworth.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jake Jayworth.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fairfield U men’s cross country program reported $122,134 in revenue against $122,134 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,212 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,117 per team.
The Fairfield U women’s cross country program generated $150,922 in revenue against $150,922 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,422 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,754 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $122,134 to the women’s $150,922 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, cross country comes in above the pack at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.