by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. MIT plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The MIT men’s cross country team fields 30 student athletes.
The MIT women’s cross country team carries 19 players.
Across both rosters, MIT fields 49 cross country athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Of the 21 varsity sports MIT sponsors, cross country comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Riley Macon.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Riley Macon.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 21 sports, cross country ranks #12 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MIT men’s cross country program reported $57,129 in revenue against $57,129 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,144 in operating expense per athlete, or $34,307 per team.
The MIT women’s cross country program reported $55,458 in revenue against $55,458 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,718 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,636 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $57,129 to the women’s $55,458 in revenue.
Among the school’s 21 sports, cross country ranks #18 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.