by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Wrestling at Southern Virginia University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SVU plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of USA South Athletic Conference.
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The SVU men’s wrestling team lists 25 players.
The SVU women’s wrestling team fields 15 athletes.
Across both rosters, SVU carries 40 wrestling athletes — 25 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports SVU sponsors, wrestling ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Brigg Hoopes.
The women’s wrestling program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jessica Casperson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 19 sports, wrestling sits #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SVU men’s wrestling program brought in $111,557 in revenue against $111,557 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,428 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,703 per team.
The SVU women’s wrestling program brought in $93,542 in revenue against $93,542 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,656 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,844 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $111,557 to the women’s $93,542 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, wrestling ranks #9 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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