On this page we break down Rowing at Colby College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Colby is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Colby men’s rowing team lists 40 athletes.
The Colby women’s rowing team fields 29 players.
Across both rosters, Colby fields 69 rowing athletes — 40 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports Colby sponsors, rowing sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Stew Stokes.
The women’s rowing program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Stew Stokes.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 20 sports, rowing ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colby men’s rowing program brought in $242,799 in revenue against $242,799 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,175 in operating expense per athlete, or $87,018 per team.
The Colby women’s rowing program reported $210,533 in revenue against $210,533 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,316 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,157 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $242,799 to the women’s $210,533 in revenue.
Among the school’s 20 sports, rowing sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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