Here we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Franklin and Marshall College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Franklin and Marshall competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Centennial Conference.
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The Franklin and Marshall men’s outdoor track & field team lists 39 student athletes.
The Franklin and Marshall women’s outdoor track & field team fields 24 athletes.
Between the two teams, Franklin and Marshall carries 63 outdoor track & field athletes — 39 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports Franklin and Marshall reports, outdoor track & field sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 18 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Franklin and Marshall men’s outdoor track & field program brought in $95,028 in revenue against $76,177 in expenses, a net profit of $18,851. This comes to about $1,104 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,053 per team.
The Franklin and Marshall women’s outdoor track & field program brought in $91,360 in revenue against $72,209 in expenses, for a surplus of $19,151. Per athlete, that is about $1,663 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,908 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $95,028 to the women’s $91,360 in revenue.
Among the school’s 18 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #13 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Franklin and Marshall places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.