by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Rivier University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Rivier is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
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The Rivier men’s cross country team fields 4 student athletes.
The Rivier women’s cross country team fields 8 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Rivier fields 12 cross country athletes — 4 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Rivier reports, cross country sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 9 sports, cross country ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rivier men’s cross country program reported $16,426 in revenue against $16,426 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,859 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,436 per team.
The Rivier women’s cross country program brought in $9,062 in revenue against $9,062 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $508 in operating expense per athlete, or $4,062 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $16,426 to the women’s $9,062 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, cross country sits #9 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Rivier places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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