by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Roanoke College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Roanoke plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Old Dominion Athletic Conf..
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The Roanoke men’s cross country team lists 18 players.
The Roanoke women’s cross country team fields 15 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Roanoke fields 33 cross country athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Roanoke sponsors, cross country comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Derek Workman.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Derek Workman.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 16 sports, cross country sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Roanoke men’s cross country program reported $56,473 in revenue against $56,473 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $702 in operating expense per athlete, or $12,638 per team.
The Roanoke women’s cross country program brought in $46,205 in revenue against $46,205 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $689 in operating expense per athlete, or $10,340 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $56,473 to the women’s $46,205 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, cross country ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Roanoke places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.