by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Temple University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Temple competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The Temple men’s cross country team fields 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Temple reports, cross country ranks #13 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Elvis Forde.
Among the school’s 14 sports, cross country ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Temple men’s cross country program generated $540,743 in revenue against $540,743 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,465 in operating expense per athlete, or $49,119 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, cross country sits #13 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, cross country lands below the pack at 972.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.