by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Wartburg College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Wartburg plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Wartburg men’s cross country team fields 65 student athletes.
The Wartburg women’s cross country team fields 33 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Wartburg fields 98 cross country athletes — 65 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Wartburg reports, cross country comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Chapman.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Ryan Chapman.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wartburg men’s cross country program reported $125,224 in revenue against $125,224 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $995 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,705 per team.
The Wartburg women’s cross country program brought in $63,580 in revenue against $63,580 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $995 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,850 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $125,224 to the women’s $63,580 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #9 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Wartburg 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.