by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Saint Mary’s College of California, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SMC plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The SMC men’s cross country team lists 34 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 64 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SMC women’s cross country team carries 35 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The NCAA tracked 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, SMC fields 69 cross country athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 35 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports SMC sponsors, cross country sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Harlan Lopez.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Martin Kinsey.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMC men’s cross country program brought in $479,741 in revenue against $479,741 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,583 in operating expense per athlete, or $53,836 per team.
The SMC women’s cross country program generated $647,419 in revenue against $647,419 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,144 in operating expense per athlete, or $75,024 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $479,741 to the women’s $647,419 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (993 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (1000 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 993.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, cross country grades out ahead at 992.
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