Here we dig into Wrestling at South Dakota State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. South Dakota State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Summit League.
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The South Dakota State men’s wrestling team fields 39 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 83. The NCAA tracked 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports South Dakota State reports, wrestling comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Damion Hahn.
Across the school’s 14 sports, wrestling ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The South Dakota State men’s wrestling program reported $1,111,648 in revenue against $1,111,648 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,562 in operating expense per athlete, or $216,921 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, wrestling sits #4 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 74%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 982, wrestling trails the average at 978.
When South Dakota State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.