by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Skiing at University of Alaska Fairbanks, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UAF is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The UAF men’s skiing team lists 9 players.
The UAF women’s skiing team fields 8 student athletes.
Combined, UAF fields 17 skiing athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 7 varsity sports UAF reports, skiing sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s skiing program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Benjamin Buck (Nordic) (Interim).
The women’s skiing program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Benjamin Buck (Nordic) (Interim).
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 7 sports, skiing ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAF men’s skiing program reported $351,614 in revenue against $351,614 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,139 in operating expense per athlete, or $91,248 per team.
The UAF women’s skiing program generated $262,696 in revenue against $262,696 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $13,520 in operating expense per athlete, or $108,161 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $351,614 to the women’s $262,696 in revenue.
Against the school’s 7 sports, skiing ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.