by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Rockhurst University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Rockhurst competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The Rockhurst men’s outdoor track & field team lists 45 student athletes.
The Rockhurst women’s outdoor track & field team fields 32 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Rockhurst fields 77 outdoor track & field athletes — 45 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Rockhurst sponsors, outdoor track & field ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 14 sports, outdoor track & field sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rockhurst men’s outdoor track & field program generated $135,127 in revenue against $135,127 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $403 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,124 per team.
The Rockhurst women’s outdoor track & field program generated $95,188 in revenue against $95,188 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $536 in operating expense per athlete, or $17,136 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $135,127 to the women’s $95,188 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.