by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Rowing at Hobart William Smith Colleges, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. The Colleges plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The The Colleges men’s rowing team fields 43 athletes.
The The Colleges women’s rowing team carries 34 athletes.
Combined, The Colleges fields 77 rowing athletes — 43 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports The Colleges sponsors, rowing sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chris Kerber.
The women’s rowing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Paul Bugenhagen.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 18 sports, rowing ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The The Colleges men’s rowing program brought in $465,215 in revenue against $465,215 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,891 in operating expense per athlete, or $210,293 per team.
The The Colleges women’s rowing program reported $343,840 in revenue against $343,840 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,383 in operating expense per athlete, or $115,036 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $465,215 to the women’s $343,840 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, rowing ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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