by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at University of California-Irvine, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UC Irvine plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UC Irvine men’s cross country team fields 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The NCAA tracked 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC Irvine women’s cross country team lists 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 10. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UC Irvine fields 42 cross country athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UC Irvine reports, cross country ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Jeff Perkins.
The women’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Jeff Perkins.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 sports, cross country sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Irvine men’s cross country program reported $14,110 in revenue against $14,110 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $650 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,151 per team.
The UC Irvine women’s cross country program generated $40,159 in revenue against $40,159 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $656 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,351 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $14,110 to the women’s $40,159 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #10 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (997 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (999 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, cross country sits above average at 998.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.