Here we dig into Cross Country at Ohio Northern University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ONU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Ohio Athletic Conference.
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The ONU men’s cross country team lists 40 players.
The ONU women’s cross country team carries 21 student athletes.
Between the two teams, ONU fields 61 cross country athletes — 40 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports ONU sponsors, cross country sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Jason Maus.
The women’s cross country program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Jason Maus.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 17 sports, cross country sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ONU men’s cross country program brought in $35,497 in revenue against $35,497 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $600 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,998 per team.
The ONU women’s cross country program brought in $27,520 in revenue against $27,520 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $952 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,982 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $35,497 to the women’s $27,520 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, cross country ranks #15 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If ONU earns a spot on a 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.