by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at St Olaf College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. St. Olaf competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The St. Olaf men’s outdoor track & field team lists 71 student athletes.
The St. Olaf women’s outdoor track & field team lists 56 student athletes.
Between the two teams, St. Olaf carries 127 outdoor track & field athletes — 71 on the men’s side and 56 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports St. Olaf reports, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 6 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program employs 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 7 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 17 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The St. Olaf men’s outdoor track & field program reported $134,649 in revenue against $134,649 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $789 in operating expense per athlete, or $56,017 per team.
The St. Olaf women’s outdoor track & field program generated $113,594 in revenue against $108,695 in expenses, netting $4,899. Per athlete, that is about $752 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,098 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $134,649 to the women’s $113,594 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #7 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If St. Olaf places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.