by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Saint Francis University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Saint Francis is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The Saint Francis men’s cross country team fields 19 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39.
The Saint Francis women’s cross country team lists 19 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40.
Between the two teams, Saint Francis carries 38 cross country athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Saint Francis sponsors, cross country sits at #6 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. The head coach is Douglas Hoover.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Douglas Hoover.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 16 sports, cross country ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Saint Francis men’s cross country program brought in $42,188 in revenue against $42,188 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,207 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,935 per team.
The Saint Francis women’s cross country program generated $40,536 in revenue against $40,536 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,150 in operating expense per athlete, or $21,854 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $42,188 to the women’s $40,536 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, cross country ranks #14 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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