Here we dig into Wrestling at Lyon College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lyon is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Lyon men’s wrestling team fields 8 players.
The Lyon women’s wrestling team lists 8 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Lyon fields 16 wrestling athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Lyon reports, wrestling comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Wilmington.
The women’s wrestling program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Emma deBrum.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 12 sports, wrestling ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lyon men’s wrestling program generated $102,405 in revenue against $102,405 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,105 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,843 per team.
The Lyon women’s wrestling program reported $78,078 in revenue against $78,078 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,508 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,063 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $102,405 to the women’s $78,078 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, wrestling sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.