by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at University of South Alabama, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. USA competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The USA men’s cross country team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USA women’s cross country team lists 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The most recent cohort included 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, USA carries 24 cross country athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports USA reports, cross country comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time. The head coach is Paul Brueske.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time. The head coach is Paul Brueske.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 12 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 USA men’s cross country program brought in $74,841 in revenue against $74,841 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,206 in operating expense per athlete, or $12,058 per team.
The USA women’s cross country program generated $137,998 in revenue against $137,998 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,206 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,881 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $74,841 to the women’s $137,998 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, cross country sits #11 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (1000 on a multi-year basis). It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (1000 on a multi-year basis). Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 964 and the women 985.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, cross country trails the average at 974.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.