Here we dig into Cross Country at University of West Florida, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UWF plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Gulf South Conference.
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The UWF men’s cross country team lists 10 athletes.
The UWF women’s cross country team carries 12 athletes.
Between the two teams, UWF fields 22 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports UWF sponsors, cross country sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Caleb Carmichael.
The women’s cross country program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Caleb Carmichael.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UWF men’s cross country program brought in $138,746 in revenue against $139,364 in expenses, coming up short by $618. This comes to about $2,215 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,147 per team.
The UWF women’s cross country program reported $172,326 in revenue against $155,200 in expenses, a net profit of $17,126. That works out to about $1,942 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,306 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $138,746 to the women’s $172,326 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UWF 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.
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