by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Murray State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Murray State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Murray State men’s cross country team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Murray State reports, cross country ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Adam Kiesler.
Among the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Murray State men’s cross country program generated $55,691 in revenue against $95,448 in expenses, coming up short by $39,757. Per athlete, that is about $1,697 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,972 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #10 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, cross country grades out ahead at 994.
When Murray State 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.