by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Rockhurst University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Rockhurst is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The Rockhurst men’s cross country team lists 30 student athletes.
The Rockhurst women’s cross country team carries 23 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Rockhurst fields 53 cross country athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Rockhurst reports, cross country ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Kathy Strecker.
The women’s cross country program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Kathy Strecker.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rockhurst men’s cross country program generated $158,010 in revenue against $158,010 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $676 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,288 per team.
The Rockhurst women’s cross country program reported $128,574 in revenue against $128,574 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $859 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,766 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $158,010 to the women’s $128,574 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #11 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Rockhurst places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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