by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Niagara University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Niagara plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Niagara men’s cross country team lists 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 24. The most recent cohort included 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Niagara women’s cross country team carries 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Niagara fields 19 cross country athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Niagara reports, cross country ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Nick Gray.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Nick Gray.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Niagara men’s cross country program generated $165,083 in revenue against $166,243 in expenses, a net loss of $1,160. That works out to about $2,224 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,468 per team.
The Niagara women’s cross country program brought in $119,543 in revenue against $118,383 in expenses, for a surplus of $1,160. This comes to about $2,215 in operating expense per athlete, or $17,718 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $165,083 to the women’s $119,543 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 1000.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, cross country grades out ahead at 994.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.