by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Blackburn College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Blackburn plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Blackburn men’s wrestling team carries 9 student athletes.
The Blackburn women’s wrestling team carries 3 athletes.
Across both rosters, Blackburn carries 12 wrestling athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 3 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Blackburn reports, wrestling comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Tim McGuire.
The women’s wrestling program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 9 sports, wrestling sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Blackburn men’s wrestling program generated $84,233 in revenue against $84,233 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $872 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,845 per team.
The Blackburn women’s wrestling program brought in $37,002 in revenue against $37,002 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $366 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,097 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $84,233 to the women’s $37,002 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, wrestling sits #6 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Blackburn 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.