Here we dig into Beach Volleyball at University of North Alabama, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNA competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The UNA women’s beach volleyball team fields 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 5. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports UNA sponsors, beach volleyball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The women’s beach volleyball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kaleb Vanderperre.
Across the school’s 11 sports, beach volleyball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNA women’s beach volleyball program brought in $339,774 in revenue against $339,774 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,455 in operating expense per athlete, or $80,197 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, beach volleyball ranks #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s beach volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (990 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 89% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, beach volleyball sits above average at 1000.
If UNA places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.