by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at DeSales University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. DeSales competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The DeSales men’s outdoor track & field team fields 38 student athletes.
The DeSales women’s outdoor track & field team fields 26 players.
Between the two teams, DeSales carries 64 outdoor track & field athletes — 38 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports DeSales sponsors, outdoor track & field comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 12 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 DeSales men’s outdoor track & field program reported $148,164 in revenue against $145,345 in expenses, a net profit of $2,819. That works out to about $1,907 in operating expense per athlete, or $72,466 per team.
The DeSales women’s outdoor track & field program reported $103,052 in revenue against $102,461 in expenses, a net profit of $591. This comes to about $2,361 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,386 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $148,164 to the women’s $103,052 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, outdoor track & field sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.