by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Prairie View A & M University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. PVAMU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The PVAMU men’s cross country team lists 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 20 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The PVAMU women’s cross country team fields 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, PVAMU carries 22 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports PVAMU reports, cross country comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Christopher Clay.
The women’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 Erik Dixon.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The PVAMU men’s cross country program brought in $140,770 in revenue against $140,770 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,841 in operating expense per athlete, or $48,406 per team.
The PVAMU women’s cross country program generated $230,628 in revenue against $230,628 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $6,303 in operating expense per athlete, or $75,635 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $140,770 to the women’s $230,628 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (985 on a multi-year basis). It retained 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 986 and the women 983.
Against the school’s average team APR of 972, cross country comes in above the pack at 984.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.