Here we dig into Cross Country at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Maritime competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Maritime men’s cross country team carries 20 players.
The Maritime women’s cross country team lists 13 student athletes.
Combined, Maritime fields 33 cross country athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Maritime sponsors, cross country ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Cathy Lohse-Mellett.
The women’s cross country program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Kaylene Murphy.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Maritime men’s cross country program reported $17,061 in revenue against $16,202 in expenses, a net profit of $859. Per athlete, that is about $314 in operating expense per athlete, or $6,275 per team.
The Maritime women’s cross country program brought in $14,436 in revenue against $20,177 in expenses, coming up short by $5,741. That works out to about $316 in operating expense per athlete, or $4,104 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $17,061 to the women’s $14,436 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Maritime 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.