by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Michigan Technological University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Michigan Tech plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Michigan Tech men’s cross country team lists 34 athletes.
The Michigan Tech women’s cross country team carries 20 athletes.
Between the two teams, Michigan Tech fields 54 cross country athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Michigan Tech sponsors, cross country comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time. At the helm is Robert Young.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time. At the helm is Robert Young.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 11 sports, cross country sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan Tech men’s cross country program brought in $189,983 in revenue against $192,779 in expenses, coming up short by $2,796. That works out to about $1,165 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,617 per team.
The Michigan Tech women’s cross country program reported $166,280 in revenue against $165,060 in expenses, for a surplus of $1,220. That works out to about $1,165 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,304 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $189,983 to the women’s $166,280 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.