by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Thomas More University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Thomas More competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Thomas More men’s cross country team fields 9 athletes.
The Thomas More women’s cross country team fields 10 athletes.
Across both rosters, Thomas More carries 19 cross country athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Thomas More reports, cross country comes in at #14 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Justin Bryant.
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. The head coach is Justin Bryant.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Thomas More men’s cross country program brought in $36,561 in revenue against $31,286 in expenses, for a surplus of $5,275. That works out to about $422 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,800 per team.
The Thomas More women’s cross country program brought in $42,903 in revenue against $37,592 in expenses, a net profit of $5,311. Per athlete, that is about $383 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,831 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $36,561 to the women’s $42,903 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #13 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Thomas More 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.