Here we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at University of California-Irvine, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UC Irvine is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UC Irvine men’s outdoor track & field team lists 31 players.
The UC Irvine women’s outdoor track & field team carries 60 student athletes.
Across both rosters, UC Irvine fields 91 outdoor track & field athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 60 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports UC Irvine sponsors, outdoor track & field sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 7 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 7 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 11 sports, outdoor track & field sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Irvine men’s outdoor track & field program reported $347,318 in revenue against $347,318 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,187 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,795 per team.
The UC Irvine women’s outdoor track & field program generated $674,206 in revenue against $674,206 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $3,196 in operating expense per athlete, or $191,779 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $347,318 to the women’s $674,206 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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