by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Mississippi University for Women, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. MUW competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The MUW men’s golf team carries 12 players.
The MUW women’s golf team carries 5 players.
Combined, MUW fields 17 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 5 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports MUW reports, golf ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Benji Williams.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Benji Williams.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 10 sports, golf ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MUW men’s golf program generated $115,629 in revenue against $111,029 in expenses, netting $4,600. That works out to about $6,631 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,575 per team.
The MUW women’s golf program reported $91,586 in revenue against $86,986 in expenses, netting $4,600. This comes to about $10,946 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,728 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $115,629 to the women’s $91,586 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, golf ranks #5 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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