by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at University of North Alabama, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNA is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The UNA men’s cross country team carries 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 13. Academic data covers 48 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNA women’s cross country team fields 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 10. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UNA fields 28 cross country athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UNA reports, cross country comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Connor Callahan.
The women’s cross country program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Connor Callahan.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNA men’s cross country program brought in $174,063 in revenue against $174,063 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,136 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,909 per team.
The UNA women’s cross country program reported $216,857 in revenue against $216,857 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,105 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,469 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $174,063 to the women’s $216,857 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, cross country ranks #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (978 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 88% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, cross country grades out ahead at 998.
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