Here we dig into Cross Country at University of Alaska Fairbanks, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UAF plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The UAF men’s cross country team lists 20 student athletes.
The UAF women’s cross country team carries 17 athletes.
Across both rosters, UAF fields 37 cross country athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 7 varsity sports UAF reports, cross country comes in at #1 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. At the helm is Conrad Haber.
The women’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Conrad Haber.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 7 sports, cross country ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAF men’s cross country program reported $157,375 in revenue against $152,242 in expenses, for a surplus of $5,133. Per athlete, that is about $2,879 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,586 per team.
The UAF women’s cross country program generated $190,072 in revenue against $184,939 in expenses, for a surplus of $5,133. This comes to about $4,199 in operating expense per athlete, or $71,383 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $157,375 to the women’s $190,072 in revenue.
Against the school’s 7 sports, cross country sits #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UAF 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.