by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Pacific Lutheran University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. PLU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The PLU men’s cross country team fields 10 athletes.
The PLU women’s cross country team fields 8 players.
Across both rosters, PLU fields 18 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports PLU reports, cross country ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Francis Reynolds (Interim).
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. At the helm is Francis Reynolds (Interim).
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The PLU men’s cross country program reported $58,832 in revenue against $58,832 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,809 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,090 per team.
The PLU women’s cross country program reported $44,562 in revenue against $44,562 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,081 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,644 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $58,832 to the women’s $44,562 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When PLU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.