by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Purdue University Fort Wayne, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. PFW is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The PFW men’s outdoor track & field team carries 45 players.
The PFW women’s outdoor track & field team carries 39 players.
Across both rosters, PFW carries 84 outdoor track & field athletes — 45 on the men’s side and 39 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports PFW sponsors, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 4 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 4 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 10 sports, outdoor track & field sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The PFW men’s outdoor track & field program reported $169,175 in revenue against $169,225 in expenses, a net loss of $50. That works out to about $888 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,968 per team.
The PFW women’s outdoor track & field program generated $189,018 in revenue against $152,786 in expenses, netting $36,232. Per athlete, that is about $1,148 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,762 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $169,175 to the women’s $189,018 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, outdoor track & field sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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