by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at University at Albany, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UAlbany competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of America East Conference.
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The UAlbany men’s cross country team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The most recent cohort included 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UAlbany women’s cross country team fields 21 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UAlbany fields 35 cross country athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UAlbany sponsors, cross country sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Matt Jones.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Jones.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAlbany men’s cross country program generated $24,000 in revenue against $30,760 in expenses, coming up short by $6,760. Per athlete, that is about $1,312 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,369 per team.
The UAlbany women’s cross country program reported $24,000 in revenue against $27,969 in expenses, a net loss of $3,969. This comes to about $750 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,759 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $24,000 to the women’s $24,000 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #13 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (1000 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (960 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 962 and the women 989.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 983, cross country lands below the pack at 976.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.