by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Wrestling at Gardner-Webb University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Gardner - Webb is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Gardner - Webb men’s wrestling team lists 38 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 81. The NCAA tracked 77 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports Gardner - Webb sponsors, wrestling sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Daniel Elliott.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #12 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Gardner - Webb men’s wrestling program brought in $643,125 in revenue against $643,125 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,270 in operating expense per athlete, or $162,262 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 976, wrestling comes in above the pack at 979.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.