by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Gordon College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Gordon College competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Conference of New England.
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The Gordon College men’s outdoor track & field team carries 30 student athletes.
The Gordon College women’s outdoor track & field team carries 22 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Gordon College carries 52 outdoor track & field athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Gordon College sponsors, outdoor track & field comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Gordon College men’s outdoor track & field program generated $56,286 in revenue against $50,406 in expenses, netting $5,880. That works out to about $308 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,229 per team.
The Gordon College women’s outdoor track & field program generated $54,286 in revenue against $48,406 in expenses, a net profit of $5,880. Per athlete, that is about $601 in operating expense per athlete, or $13,229 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $56,286 to the women’s $54,286 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, outdoor track & field sits #10 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Gordon College earns a spot on a 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.