Here we dig into Cross Country at Trevecca Nazarene University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. TNU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Gulf South Conference.
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The TNU men’s cross country team fields 17 players.
The TNU women’s cross country team carries 11 athletes.
Across both rosters, TNU carries 28 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports TNU reports, cross country ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Austin Selby.
The women’s cross country program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Austin Selby.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 11 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 TNU men’s cross country program reported $135,106 in revenue against $131,037 in expenses, for a surplus of $4,069. That works out to about $1,888 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,099 per team.
The TNU women’s cross country program brought in $164,281 in revenue against $164,281 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $3,802 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,822 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $135,106 to the women’s $164,281 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.