Here we dig into Cross Country at Ouachita Baptist University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Ouachita Baptist is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The Ouachita Baptist men’s cross country team fields 29 athletes.
The Ouachita Baptist women’s cross country team carries 37 athletes.
Combined, Ouachita Baptist carries 66 cross country athletes — 29 on the men’s side and 37 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Ouachita Baptist reports, cross country ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Steve Guymon.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Steve Guymon.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ouachita Baptist men’s cross country program generated $336,079 in revenue against $432,228 in expenses, running a deficit of $96,149. That works out to about $1,944 in operating expense per athlete, or $56,367 per team.
The Ouachita Baptist women’s cross country program generated $470,013 in revenue against $390,413 in expenses, for a surplus of $79,600. That works out to about $3,724 in operating expense per athlete, or $137,779 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $336,079 to the women’s $470,013 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #3 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.