by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Merrimack College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Merrimack plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Merrimack men’s cross country team lists 20 student athletes. The most recent cohort included 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Merrimack women’s cross country team fields 21 players. The NCAA tracked 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Merrimack carries 41 cross country athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Merrimack sponsors, cross country sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Chris Cameron.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Chris Cameron.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 19 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 Merrimack men’s cross country program brought in $487,339 in revenue against $487,339 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $735 in operating expense per athlete, or $14,703 per team.
The Merrimack women’s cross country program brought in $551,847 in revenue against $551,847 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $735 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,439 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $487,339 to the women’s $551,847 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, cross country sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996.
The women’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 996 and the women 992.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, cross country comes in above the pack at 994.
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