by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Grinnell College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Grinnell competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Grinnell men’s cross country team fields 24 athletes.
The Grinnell women’s cross country team fields 27 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Grinnell fields 51 cross country athletes — 24 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Grinnell reports, cross country comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Sarah Burnell.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Sarah Burnell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Grinnell men’s cross country program generated $54,519 in revenue against $54,519 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $952 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,855 per team.
The Grinnell women’s cross country program generated $55,212 in revenue against $55,212 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $862 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,282 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $54,519 to the women’s $55,212 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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