This page takes a deep look at Gymnastics at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UNL plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UNL men’s gymnastics team carries 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 70. The NCAA tracked 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNL women’s gymnastics team lists 21 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNL fields 41 gymnastics athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports UNL sponsors, gymnastics ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s gymnastics program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chuck Chmelka.
The women’s gymnastics program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Nicole Jones.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 18 sports, gymnastics ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNL men’s gymnastics program reported $71,815 in revenue against $1,548,059 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,476,244. This comes to about $11,563 in operating expense per athlete, or $231,264 per team.
The UNL women’s gymnastics program brought in $144,973 in revenue against $2,132,326 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,987,353. This comes to about $21,652 in operating expense per athlete, or $454,697 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $71,815 to the women’s $144,973 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, gymnastics ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s gymnastics team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s gymnastics team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, gymnastics sits above average at 996.
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