by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Florida Gulf Coast University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. FGCU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The FGCU men’s cross country team lists 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The FGCU women’s cross country team fields 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, FGCU fields 17 cross country athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports FGCU reports, cross country sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Alvaro Rivadeneira (Interim).
The women’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 Alvaro Rivadeneira (Interim).
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FGCU men’s cross country program brought in $271,769 in revenue against $271,769 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $4,150 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,353 per team.
The FGCU women’s cross country program generated $253,249 in revenue against $253,249 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,150 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,203 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $271,769 to the women’s $253,249 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, cross country ranks #9 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 949 (978 on a multi-year basis). It retained 99% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 949 and the women 990.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, cross country trails the average at 970.
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