by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at Texas Lutheran University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. TLU plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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The TLU men’s cross country team fields 10 athletes.
The TLU women’s cross country team fields 9 student athletes.
Between the two teams, TLU fields 19 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports TLU sponsors, cross country sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Bri Ratliff.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Bri Ratliff.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 sports, cross country ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The TLU men’s cross country program reported $63,135 in revenue against $52,152 in expenses, netting $10,983. This comes to about $1,813 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,133 per team.
The TLU women’s cross country program reported $69,521 in revenue against $53,898 in expenses, for a surplus of $15,623. Per athlete, that is about $2,117 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,055 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $63,135 to the women’s $69,521 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #9 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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