by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Outdoor Track & Field at Columbus State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. CSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Peach Belt Conference.
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The CSU men’s outdoor track & field team carries 73 athletes.
The CSU women’s outdoor track & field team lists 41 athletes.
Combined, CSU carries 114 outdoor track & field athletes — 73 on the men’s side and 41 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports CSU sponsors, outdoor track & field comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 10 sports, outdoor track & field sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSU men’s outdoor track & field program brought in $115,086 in revenue against $115,086 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $634 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,294 per team.
The CSU women’s outdoor track & field program generated $84,460 in revenue against $84,460 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $558 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,867 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $115,086 to the women’s $84,460 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, outdoor track & field sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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