This page takes a deep look at Outdoor Track & Field at Grinnell College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Grinnell plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Grinnell men’s outdoor track & field team carries 48 players.
The Grinnell women’s outdoor track & field team carries 42 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Grinnell carries 90 outdoor track & field athletes — 48 on the men’s side and 42 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Grinnell reports, outdoor track & field comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, outdoor track & field sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Grinnell men’s outdoor track & field program generated $99,217 in revenue against $99,217 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $982 in operating expense per athlete, or $47,117 per team.
The Grinnell women’s outdoor track & field program brought in $96,626 in revenue against $96,626 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $883 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,087 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $99,217 to the women’s $96,626 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #7 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.