by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Jacksonville State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Jacksonville State University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Jacksonville State University men’s cross country team fields 19 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. Academic data covers 46 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Jacksonville State University women’s cross country team lists 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The most recent cohort included 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Jacksonville State University carries 36 cross country athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Jacksonville State University sponsors, cross country sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jeremy Provence.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jeremy Provence.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Jacksonville State University men’s cross country program generated $256,301 in revenue against $256,301 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $945 in operating expense per athlete, or $17,953 per team.
The Jacksonville State University women’s cross country program generated $107,304 in revenue against $107,304 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $2,199 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,385 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $256,301 to the women’s $107,304 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (980 on a multi-year basis). It retained 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (995 on a multi-year basis). It retained 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 980.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 975, cross country grades out ahead at 984.
If Jacksonville State University 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.