Here we dig into Rowing at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SMCM competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of United East Conference.
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The SMCM men’s rowing team lists 20 athletes.
The SMCM women’s rowing team fields 34 athletes.
Combined, SMCM fields 54 rowing athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports SMCM sponsors, rowing sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time.
The women’s rowing 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 Nik Meyer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, rowing ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMCM men’s rowing program reported $48,854 in revenue against $48,854 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,006 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,122 per team.
The SMCM women’s rowing program generated $83,052 in revenue against $83,052 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,006 in operating expense per athlete, or $34,207 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $48,854 to the women’s $83,052 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, rowing ranks #9 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.