by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at North Central College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. North Central plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin.
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The North Central men’s cross country team fields 56 student athletes.
The North Central women’s cross country team carries 13 players.
Combined, North Central fields 69 cross country athletes — 56 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports North Central reports, cross country comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Matt Sinnott.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Mahesh Narayanan.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 16 sports, cross country sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The North Central men’s cross country program reported $111,550 in revenue against $71,753 in expenses, for a surplus of $39,797. This comes to about $484 in operating expense per athlete, or $27,131 per team.
The North Central women’s cross country program generated $87,198 in revenue against $77,604 in expenses, netting $9,594. Per athlete, that is about $1,718 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,333 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $111,550 to the women’s $87,198 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, cross country ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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