by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Longwood University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Longwood is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Longwood men’s golf team lists 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. Academic data covers 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Longwood women’s golf team lists 6 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 22. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Longwood fields 16 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Longwood reports, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kevin Fillman.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Megan Weaver.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Longwood men’s golf program generated $418,023 in revenue against $462,816 in expenses, coming up short by $44,793. That works out to about $5,811 in operating expense per athlete, or $58,112 per team.
The Longwood women’s golf program reported $363,459 in revenue against $411,151 in expenses, running a deficit of $47,692. That works out to about $10,079 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,476 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $418,023 to the women’s $363,459 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, golf grades out ahead at 996.
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