by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at University of Dayton, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UDayton is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The UDayton men’s cross country team lists 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports UDayton sponsors, cross country comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is David Dobson.
Among the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UDayton men’s cross country program brought in $303,541 in revenue against $335,143 in expenses, running a deficit of $31,602. Per athlete, that is about $2,678 in operating expense per athlete, or $45,522 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, cross country ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis). It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, cross country sits above average at 994.
When UDayton places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.