by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at East Tennessee State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ETSU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The ETSU men’s outdoor track & field team fields 28 players.
The ETSU women’s outdoor track & field team carries 49 players.
Combined, ETSU carries 77 outdoor track & field athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 49 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports ETSU reports, outdoor track & field ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ETSU men’s outdoor track & field program brought in $86,910 in revenue against $86,910 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $772 in operating expense per athlete, or $21,606 per team.
The ETSU women’s outdoor track & field program generated $126,975 in revenue against $126,975 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $679 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,259 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $86,910 to the women’s $126,975 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When ETSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.