Here we dig into Softball at Ohio Dominican University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ODU plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The ODU women’s softball team fields 21 student athletes.
Of the 10 varsity sports ODU sponsors, softball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Marcella Vanlandingham.
Across the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ODU women’s softball program generated $271,182 in revenue against $299,513 in expenses, coming up short by $28,331. This comes to about $5,031 in operating expense per athlete, or $105,650 per team.
Among the school’s 10 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If ODU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.