by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Purdue University Fort Wayne, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. PFW is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The PFW men’s cross country team carries 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The PFW women’s cross country team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 45 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, PFW fields 34 cross country athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports PFW sponsors, cross country ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’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 Aaron Combs.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Aaron Combs.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 10 sports, cross country sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The PFW men’s cross country program brought in $169,175 in revenue against $169,225 in expenses, running a deficit of $50. Per athlete, that is about $1,998 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,968 per team.
The PFW women’s cross country program generated $189,018 in revenue against $152,786 in expenses, a net profit of $36,232. This comes to about $3,197 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,761 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $169,175 to the women’s $189,018 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, cross country sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (971 on a multi-year basis). It retained 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (984 on a multi-year basis). It retained 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 994.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, cross country grades out ahead at 997.
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