by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Union University sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school. Union is classified as NCAA Division II without football and is a member of Gulf South Conference.
A total number of 207 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 105 of whom are men and 102 are female. Student athletes can receive financial aid at Union and the average award is around $17,895 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $1,755,891 and women’s totaled $1,948,304.
At 11 head coaches at Union, 5 of whom coach men’s teams and 6 of whom head up women’s teams. In terms of compensation, the men’s team head coaches earn about $49,656 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $61,644.
Backing them up are 24 assistant coaches at Union, 11 assigned to men’s teams and 13 supporting women’s teams. Their average pay runs about $30,583 per year on the men’s side and $20,510 on the women’s side.
Based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, Union reported $7,215,707 in total athletics revenue and $6,860,726 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include Union rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team — you need to offer a quality education as well.
The team has 39 players on the Union men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Vacant. Men’s baseball plays in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
On the money side of things, the Union men’s baseball program brought in $714,024 in revenue and paid out $713,653 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $371.
The roster lists 14 athletes on the Union men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by David Niven. Men’s basketball plays in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
On the money side of things, the Union men’s basketball program brought in $731,880 in revenue and paid out $698,809 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $33,071.
There are 17 players on the Union women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Mark Campbell. Women’s basketball plays in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the Union women’s basketball program generated $998,789 in revenue and paid out $938,451 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $60,338.
The roster lists 16 members of the Union men’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Bailey Bell. Men’s cross country is part of Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
Financially, the Union men’s cross country program made $232,413 in revenue and spent $236,946 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $4,533.
The roster lists 9 athletes on the Union women’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Bailey Bell. Women’s cross country plays in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
On the money side of things, the Union women’s cross country program made $147,642 in revenue and spent $133,656 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $13,986.
The team has 10 players on the Union men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Andy Rushing. Men’s golf competes in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the Union men’s golf program generated $212,334 in revenue and paid out $221,224 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $8,890.
The roster lists 11 members of the Union women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Andy Rushing. Women’s golf plays in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
Financially, the Union women’s golf program generated $244,554 in revenue and paid out $171,892 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $72,662.
The team has 26 players on the Union men’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Steven Cox. Men’s soccer competes in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
On the money side of things, the Union men’s soccer program generated $673,540 in revenue and paid out $672,541 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $999.
The team has 32 players on the Union women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Josh Alford. Women’s soccer is part of Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
Financially, the Union women’s soccer program brought in $641,706 in revenue and paid out $634,465 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $7,241.
The roster lists 19 members of the Union women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Sydney Sturner. Women’s softball competes in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the Union women’s softball program brought in $470,735 in revenue and paid out $470,283 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $452.
The roster lists 14 athletes on the Union women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The head coach is Emma Carter. Women’s volleyball competes in Division II as a member of Gulf South Conference.
On the money side of things, the Union women’s volleyball program made $474,607 in revenue and paid out $464,704 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $9,903.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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