This page takes a deep look at Cross Country at University of Alaska Anchorage, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UAA is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The UAA men’s cross country team lists 21 athletes.
The UAA women’s cross country team fields 14 athletes.
Between the two teams, UAA fields 35 cross country athletes — 21 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports UAA sponsors, cross country sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Ryan McWilliams.
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. The head coach is Ryan McWilliams.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 9 sports, cross country sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAA men’s cross country program brought in $224,719 in revenue against $224,719 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,992 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,832 per team.
The UAA women’s cross country program brought in $293,178 in revenue against $293,178 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,768 in operating expense per athlete, or $38,750 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $224,719 to the women’s $293,178 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, cross country ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UAA earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
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