This page takes a deep look at Wrestling at Elmira College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Elmira competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Empire 8.
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The Elmira men’s wrestling team carries 16 athletes.
The Elmira women’s wrestling team fields 22 players.
Between the two teams, Elmira fields 38 wrestling athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Elmira reports, wrestling comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is John Franchi.
The women’s wrestling program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Cody Griswold.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, wrestling sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Elmira men’s wrestling program generated $71,920 in revenue against $71,920 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,052 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,838 per team.
The Elmira women’s wrestling program reported $117,274 in revenue against $117,274 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,429 in operating expense per athlete, or $53,447 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $71,920 to the women’s $117,274 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, wrestling sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.