This page takes a deep look at Cross Country at St. John Fisher University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Fisher competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Empire 8.
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The Fisher men’s cross country team lists 14 student athletes.
The Fisher women’s cross country team lists 24 players.
Across both rosters, Fisher carries 38 cross country athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports Fisher sponsors, cross country sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Michael L. Henchen.
The women’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Michael L. Henchen.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 17 sports, cross country ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fisher men’s cross country program reported $84,289 in revenue against $72,432 in expenses, a net profit of $11,857. Per athlete, that is about $1,600 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,393 per team.
The Fisher women’s cross country program brought in $83,816 in revenue against $71,935 in expenses, for a surplus of $11,881. This comes to about $913 in operating expense per athlete, or $21,917 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $84,289 to the women’s $83,816 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Fisher 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.