by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Loras College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Loras competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Loras men’s cross country team fields 27 athletes.
The Loras women’s cross country team carries 16 players.
Across both rosters, Loras carries 43 cross country athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Loras sponsors, cross country ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Ethan Aldfinger.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Ethan Aldfinger.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Loras men’s cross country program generated $85,005 in revenue against $85,005 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,106 in operating expense per athlete, or $29,873 per team.
The Loras women’s cross country program generated $70,840 in revenue against $70,840 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,308 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,924 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $85,005 to the women’s $70,840 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Loras earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.