by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Santa Clara University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SCU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The SCU men’s cross country team fields 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SCU women’s cross country team fields 21 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 45 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, SCU carries 43 cross country athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports SCU sponsors, cross country sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Felipe Montoro.
The women’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 Peter Cushman.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SCU men’s cross country program brought in $1,142,079 in revenue against $1,142,079 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,234 in operating expense per athlete, or $49,144 per team.
The SCU women’s cross country program reported $361,894 in revenue against $361,894 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,435 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,138 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,142,079 to the women’s $361,894 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (1000 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 981 and the women 988.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, cross country trails the average at 984.
If SCU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.