This page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Winona State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Winona State plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
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The Winona State men’s cross country team fields 12 student athletes.
The Winona State women’s cross country team carries 20 players.
Between the two teams, Winona State fields 32 cross country athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Winona State reports, cross country sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Darin Shepardson.
The women’s cross country program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Darin Shepardson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Winona State men’s cross country program brought in $38,923 in revenue against $38,923 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,333 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,992 per team.
The Winona State women’s cross country program brought in $39,532 in revenue against $39,532 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,205 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,096 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $38,923 to the women’s $39,532 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Winona State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.