by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Wrestling at Colorado Mesa University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Colorado Mesa is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The Colorado Mesa men’s wrestling team lists 49 student athletes.
The Colorado Mesa women’s wrestling team lists 41 student athletes.
Combined, Colorado Mesa carries 90 wrestling athletes — 49 on the men’s side and 41 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports Colorado Mesa reports, wrestling ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 6 part-time. The head coach is Mike Mendoza.
The women’s wrestling program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Travis Mercado.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 8 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 17 sports, wrestling sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colorado Mesa men’s wrestling program brought in $608,853 in revenue against $595,683 in expenses, netting $13,170. This comes to about $3,138 in operating expense per athlete, or $153,758 per team.
The Colorado Mesa women’s wrestling program generated $559,114 in revenue against $557,801 in expenses, netting $1,313. That works out to about $5,179 in operating expense per athlete, or $212,359 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $608,853 to the women’s $559,114 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, wrestling ranks #3 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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