by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at California State University-Chico, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Chico State is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The Chico State men’s outdoor track & field team carries 45 players.
The Chico State women’s outdoor track & field team lists 35 players.
Across both rosters, Chico State fields 80 outdoor track & field athletes — 45 on the men’s side and 35 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Chico State sponsors, outdoor track & field comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 11 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 11.
Across the school’s 9 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Chico State men’s outdoor track & field program generated $309,800 in revenue against $319,914 in expenses, a net loss of $10,114. This comes to about $2,433 in operating expense per athlete, or $109,482 per team.
The Chico State women’s outdoor track & field program reported $248,183 in revenue against $262,582 in expenses, running a deficit of $14,399. This comes to about $1,457 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,004 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $309,800 to the women’s $248,183 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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