This page takes a deep look at Outdoor Track & Field at Asbury University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Asbury competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Collegiate Conference of the South.
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The Asbury men’s outdoor track & field team lists 21 athletes.
The Asbury women’s outdoor track & field team lists 19 athletes.
Across both rosters, Asbury carries 40 outdoor track & field athletes — 21 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Asbury sponsors, outdoor track & field sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 12 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Asbury men’s outdoor track & field program generated $87,723 in revenue against $87,723 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,405 in operating expense per athlete, or $29,500 per team.
The Asbury women’s outdoor track & field program brought in $88,103 in revenue against $88,103 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,500 in operating expense per athlete, or $28,500 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $87,723 to the women’s $88,103 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #3 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Asbury earns a spot on a 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.