by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Martin Luther College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. MLC competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The MLC men’s cross country team carries 20 athletes.
The MLC women’s cross country team fields 20 athletes.
Between the two teams, MLC carries 40 cross country athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports MLC reports, cross country ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Mark Weinkauf.
The women’s cross country program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Breanna Olson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #10 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MLC men’s cross country program generated $28,376 in revenue against $28,376 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $374 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,482 per team.
The MLC women’s cross country program reported $29,809 in revenue against $29,809 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $374 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,482 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $28,376 to the women’s $29,809 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #11 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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