by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at San Francisco State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SFSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The SFSU men’s cross country team fields 17 student athletes.
The SFSU women’s cross country team lists 10 players.
Combined, SFSU carries 27 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports SFSU reports, cross country ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Tom Lyons.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Tom Lyons.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 9 sports, cross country ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SFSU men’s cross country program brought in $320,970 in revenue against $320,970 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,604 in operating expense per athlete, or $27,268 per team.
The SFSU women’s cross country program brought in $105,948 in revenue against $105,948 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,033 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,327 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $320,970 to the women’s $105,948 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, cross country ranks #7 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.