by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Fairmont State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Fairmont State is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The Fairmont State men’s cross country team lists 8 athletes.
The Fairmont State women’s cross country team carries 9 players.
Combined, Fairmont State carries 17 cross country athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Fairmont State sponsors, cross country comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Kaylyn Christopher.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Kaylyn Christopher.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fairmont State men’s cross country program reported $32,829 in revenue against $30,455 in expenses, a net profit of $2,374. This comes to about $1,061 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,485 per team.
The Fairmont State women’s cross country program generated $54,397 in revenue against $50,300 in expenses, netting $4,097. This comes to about $1,048 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,435 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $32,829 to the women’s $54,397 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Fairmont State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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