by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at The University of Olivet, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Olivet competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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The Olivet men’s cross country team fields 11 student athletes.
The Olivet women’s cross country team carries 9 players.
Between the two teams, Olivet carries 20 cross country athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Olivet reports, cross country ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Karen Lutzke.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Karen Lutzke.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 17 sports, cross country ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Olivet men’s cross country program reported $20,898 in revenue against $20,898 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $302 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,317 per team.
The Olivet women’s cross country program generated $20,295 in revenue against $20,295 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $302 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,714 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $20,898 to the women’s $20,295 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, cross country sits #14 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Olivet places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.