by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Methodist University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Methodist is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of USA South Athletic Conference.
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The Methodist men’s cross country team fields 9 players.
The Methodist women’s cross country team carries 9 players.
Combined, Methodist carries 18 cross country athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Methodist reports, cross country sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is William Helms.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is William Helms.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Methodist men’s cross country program reported $55,753 in revenue against $55,753 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,100 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,904 per team.
The Methodist women’s cross country program generated $55,753 in revenue against $55,753 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,100 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,904 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $55,753 to the women’s $55,753 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #12 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Methodist places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.