Here we dig into Cross Country at The University of Texas at Tyler, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UT Tyler competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Lone Star Conference.
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The UT Tyler men’s cross country team fields 11 student athletes.
The UT Tyler women’s cross country team lists 15 athletes.
Between the two teams, UT Tyler fields 26 cross country athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports UT Tyler reports, cross country sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is David Kaiser.
The women’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is David Kaiser.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, cross country sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Tyler men’s cross country program brought in $136,856 in revenue against $136,856 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,802 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,827 per team.
The UT Tyler women’s cross country program brought in $146,786 in revenue against $146,786 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,099 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,483 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $136,856 to the women’s $146,786 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #10 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UT Tyler earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.