by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Lake Forest College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Lake Forest competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Lake Forest men’s cross country team fields 13 student athletes.
The Lake Forest women’s cross country team carries 13 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Lake Forest fields 26 cross country athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Lake Forest sponsors, cross country comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Patrick Austin.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Patrick Austin.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lake Forest men’s cross country program brought in $32,268 in revenue against $32,268 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $13,168 per team.
The Lake Forest women’s cross country program generated $32,268 in revenue against $32,268 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $13,168 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $32,268 to the women’s $32,268 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #13 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Lake Forest earns a spot on a 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.