Here we dig into Wrestling at Linfield University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Linfield competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The Linfield men’s wrestling team lists 17 student athletes.
The Linfield women’s wrestling team fields 8 athletes.
Combined, Linfield fields 25 wrestling athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Linfield sponsors, wrestling ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time. Leading the program is Frank Johnson (Interim).
The women’s wrestling program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time. Leading the program is Frank Johnson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Linfield men’s wrestling program generated $123,405 in revenue against $94,913 in expenses, netting $28,492. This comes to about $1,902 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,334 per team.
The Linfield women’s wrestling program reported $85,848 in revenue against $72,440 in expenses, a net profit of $13,408. This comes to about $1,902 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,216 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $123,405 to the women’s $85,848 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling sits #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.