by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Gannon University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Gannon is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The Gannon men’s cross country team fields 13 athletes.
The Gannon women’s cross country team lists 13 athletes.
Between the two teams, Gannon carries 26 cross country athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Gannon reports, cross country ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Rob Ahrens.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Rob Ahrens.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Gannon men’s cross country program reported $153,501 in revenue against $153,501 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,604 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,851 per team.
The Gannon women’s cross country program reported $76,424 in revenue against $76,424 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,548 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,125 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $153,501 to the women’s $76,424 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #13 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Gannon 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.