by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at McKendree University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. McKendree plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The McKendree men’s wrestling team carries 48 athletes.
The McKendree women’s wrestling team fields 47 athletes.
Combined, McKendree fields 95 wrestling athletes — 48 on the men’s side and 47 on the women’s.
Among the 20 varsity sports McKendree sponsors, wrestling comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is James Kisgen.
The women’s wrestling program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Alexio Garcia.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 20 sports, wrestling sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The McKendree men’s wrestling program brought in $711,577 in revenue against $711,577 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,691 in operating expense per athlete, or $81,165 per team.
The McKendree women’s wrestling program generated $609,222 in revenue against $609,222 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,586 in operating expense per athlete, or $74,564 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $711,577 to the women’s $609,222 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, wrestling ranks #4 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.