by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Gardner-Webb University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Gardner - Webb plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Gardner - Webb men’s cross country team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. The most recent cohort included 21 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Gardner - Webb women’s cross country team lists 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The most recent cohort included 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Gardner - Webb fields 20 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Gardner - Webb reports, cross country sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Greg Thiel.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Greg Thiel.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Gardner - Webb men’s cross country program reported $61,875 in revenue against $61,875 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,214 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,135 per team.
The Gardner - Webb women’s cross country program generated $61,875 in revenue against $61,875 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,214 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,135 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $61,875 to the women’s $61,875 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #14 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 949 (994 on a multi-year basis). It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 972 (967 on a multi-year basis). It retained 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 949 and the women 972.
Against the school’s average team APR of 976, cross country trails the average at 960.
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