This page takes a deep look at Rowing at Temple University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Temple plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The Temple men’s rowing team carries 50 student athletes.
The Temple women’s rowing team carries 60 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 133. The NCAA tracked 115 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Temple fields 110 rowing athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 60 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Temple reports, rowing ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Brendan Cunningham.
The women’s rowing program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Rebecca Smith-Grzybowski.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, rowing sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Temple men’s rowing program reported $1,615,455 in revenue against $1,615,455 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,904 in operating expense per athlete, or $245,214 per team.
The Temple women’s rowing program brought in $1,837,510 in revenue against $1,837,510 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,914 in operating expense per athlete, or $174,836 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,615,455 to the women’s $1,837,510 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, rowing ranks #4 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, rowing comes in above the pack at 993.
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