by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at St Olaf College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. St. Olaf competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The St. Olaf men’s cross country team carries 42 athletes.
The St. Olaf women’s cross country team carries 29 players.
Combined, St. Olaf fields 71 cross country athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports St. Olaf reports, 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 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Luke Kopnick.
The women’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 Erica Maker.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 17 sports, cross country sits #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The St. Olaf men’s cross country program reported $123,365 in revenue against $114,778 in expenses, a net profit of $8,587. That works out to about $796 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,446 per team.
The St. Olaf women’s cross country program generated $180,715 in revenue against $176,288 in expenses, netting $4,427. That works out to about $1,312 in operating expense per athlete, or $38,049 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $123,365 to the women’s $180,715 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, cross country sits #5 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.