by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of Central Oklahoma, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UCO is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
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The UCO men’s golf team carries 11 athletes.
The UCO women’s golf team carries 10 student athletes.
Between the two teams, UCO fields 21 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UCO reports, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Derrick Thompson.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Bond.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCO men’s golf program brought in $217,956 in revenue against $206,898 in expenses, for a surplus of $11,058. Per athlete, that is about $6,316 in operating expense per athlete, or $69,475 per team.
The UCO women’s golf program brought in $267,820 in revenue against $241,398 in expenses, netting $26,422. Per athlete, that is about $6,489 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,894 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $217,956 to the women’s $267,820 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.